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...In January, the founders’ granddaughter, Lisa Wilkinson, was replaced as chair by Chris Howell, but remained on the board....
...He is at present chief executive of Bensons for Beds, a furniture retailer that was acquired by private equity firm Alteri in 2020....
...Howell has extensive restructuring experience and previously worked with Mark Jackson, who was appointed as Wilko’s new chief executive in December, at Bensons for Beds....
...Harry Benson, research director at the Marriage Foundation, a charity that champions the institution of marriage, said introducing a new law would effectively remove the need for couples to make a decision...
...Mr O’Reilly is being represented by Marc Kasowitz, a partner with Kasowitz Benson Torres who has represented Donald Trump in litigation matters for more than 15 years....
...For more in this series, as well as podcasts with clips from the songs, visit ft.com/life-of-a-song Listen to the podcast Photographs: Lisa Larsen/Getty Images; Peter Stackpole...
...●Lisa Brown has moved to Brooks Macdonald Asset Management as an intermediary sales manager from Octopus Investments....
...Lisa Cornwell, of Kleinwort Benson, a private bank said: “We think capital gains tax is unlikely to stay at 18 per cent. It is perceived as something the wealthy pay.”...
...An avid art collector, Pierre de Labouchere also owns other camel paintings by Chinese contemporary artist Zhou Tiehai, including Joe Camel as Mona Lisa which hangs in his private dining room....
...“Companies across Europe will have been watching this decision very closely,” said Lisa Comber, an intellectual property attorney at Faegre & Benson....
...Gallaher’s key premium brands - Benson & Hedges, Memphis and Silk Cut - increased volumes by 13.2 per cent in the period....
...The group, which manufactures Benson & Hedges and Silk Cut, said it would be closing a cigarette and cigar factory in Austria, during the year and also planned to adjust production at its cigarette and cigar...
...Terry Benson, chief executive, said that the sunnier outlook would spell better times for the group, which had seen business suffer as companies retrenched on staffing during the economic downturn. ?...
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