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...It had recruited Sir Richard Olver, the recently retired chairman of BAE Systems and a former BP director, to lead the flotation and become chairman-elect....
...backers believe a successful initial public offering would give the company a market capitalisation of up to $2bn, establishing it in the top tier of London-listed oil services companies led by Petrofac, John...
...Mr Olver expects to step down by the end of the year to help ease the transition....
...These included Sir John Rose, former chief executive of Rolls-Royce; Sir John Parker, chairman of Anglo American; Sir Nigel Rudd, founder of Williams Holdings, and Sir Philip Hampton, chairman of Royal Bank...
...Mr Hintze was one of many business figures to receive knighthoods, including Dick Olver, chairman of BAE Systems, and Charlie Mayfield, chair of the John Lewis Partnership....
...Analysts said potential successors to Mr Olver included Sir John Rose, former chief executive of Rolls-Royce; Sir John Parker, chairman of Anglo American; and Sir Nigel Rudd, chairman of Heathrow Airport...
...People close to the process have indicated that Sir John Rose, former chief executive of Rolls-Royce, does not want such a public position, but Sir Roger Carr, chairman of energy group Centrica and president...
...(Bloomberg) Glencore picks former Morgan Stanley boss John Mack for board: Glencore Xstrata has appointed John Mack, former Morgan Stanley boss, as an independent director as it rebuilds the board of the...
...While external candidates could also be considered, EADS is likely to consider putting forward independent non-executive members for the new board, such as Sir John Parker and Lakshmi Mittal, two of its...
...But neither Mr Olver nor BAE seemed prepared for what happened next....
...Sorrell* – The Sorrell Foundation Marcus Agius* – Barclays Sir John Bond *– Vodafone Dick Olver* – BAEs Lord Digby Jones* – HSBC/Triumph Sir Victor Blank* – Formerly Lloyds Samir Brikho* – AMEC Paul Skinner...
...Justin King, CEO, J Sainsbury Andy Street, MD, John Lewis Sir Martin Sorrell, CEO, WPP...
...Paul Skinner, former chairman of Rio Tinto; Sir John Sorrell, chairman of the London Design Festival; and Dick Olver, chairman of BAE Systems; are among those from the original line-up who may stay on, according...
...They listened to Anglo American chairman Sir John Parker and Lady Hogg, the former 3i chairman who now chairs the Financial Reporting Council....
...The 67-year-old was once described by former BP colleague Dick Olver as a “role model” non-executive director....
...Asked by a shareholder at the mobile phone group’s annual meeting in Westminster on Tuesday, Vodafone chairman Sir John Bond confirmed that chief executive Vittorio Colao was among the group of business...
...Retailers Justin King of J Sainsbury and Andy Street of John Lewis, along with Michael Queen, the chief executive of private equity firm 3i, are also joining the panel....
...and Dick Olver, chairman of BAE Systems....
...“Companies have disproportionately been allocating resources out of the UK into the US,” says John Dowdy, a director at McKinsey, the consultancy....
...Sainsbury chairman John Hood Oxford university vice-chancellor Lord Digby Jones Outgoing trade minister Anna Mann MWM Consulting Dick Olver BAE Systems chairman Prof Alison Richard Cambridge university...
...However, Rolls-Royce said: “Sir John is not going anywhere.”...
...“The engine shares a common core with the Geared Turbofan (GTF) being developed by our parent in Hartford, Connecticut,” says John Saabas, executive vice-president at P&WC....
...The suave Dick Olver, Sir Richard’s successor as chairman, and the blunt-speaking Mr Turner have had their moments of tension. There was no hint of that on Tuesday....
...The four winning companies will be mentored for a year by an expert panel including John Ayton, Links of London chairman....
...The tendency to shoot from the hip has led to disquiet from fellow board members on occasion and sometimes created tensions with his chairman, Dick Olver....
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