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March 8, 2007
Gillingwater for SSE board
...February. Before that, he had a long career in the City, where he was chairman of CSFB European investment banking. David Payne, SSE's senior independent director and deputy chairman, will retire at the annual meeting on July 26. Sir Robert Smith, chair- man, said Mr Gillngwater had long-standing connec- tions stemming from the merger with Scottish Hydro...
March 14, 2006
Tchenguiz eyes M&B pub chain
...chain, surged by 19 per cent yesterday after property tycoon Robert Tchenguiz confirmed market speculation that he was in discussions...bank is also likely to take an equity stake in any bid. Ian Payne, chairman of Laurel, which is owned by Mr Tchenguiz, is familiar with the M&B estate. Mr Payne worked in the business when it was part of Bass. The company... By Jim Pickard and Matthew Garrahan
May 26, 2006
Online gambling ban moves step nearer
...federal laws against gambling. The US allows individual states to legalise gambling, and makes exceptions for Indian tribes. Robert Goodlatte, a Virginia Republican who authored the bill passed by the committee yesterday, says that online gambling "wreaks...industry is confident the Goodlatte bill will not become law. "My view is that in the medium term we are OK," said Nigel Payne, chief executive of Sportingbet, which derives most of its income from the US. An outright ban would be disastrous for... By Edward Alden in Washington and Matthew Garrahanin London
May 25, 2006
US Congress closer to ban on online gambling
...federal laws against gambling. The US allows individual states to legalise gambling, and makes exceptions for Indian tribes. Robert Goodlatte, a Virginia Republican who authored the bill passed by the committee on Thursday, says online gambling “wreaks havoc...industry is confident the Goodlatte bill will not become law. “My view is that in the medium term we are OK,” said Nigel Payne, chief executive of Sportingbet, which derives most of its income from the US. An outright ban would be disastrous for... By Edward Alden in Washington and Matthew Garrahanin London
May 2, 2005
Frantic bidding in sedate Switzerland
...procedure. Representing NBC is the network’s Sports President, Robert Mulholland. The final member of the negotiating triad is the...will never be the same again. Olympic Turnaround by Michael Payne is published on 1 June by London Business Press priced at... By Michael Payne
July 27, 2009
Financial glue that binds Olympic rings holding firm
...sponsorship has lost some of its lustre. However, Michael Payne, the former IOC marketing director whose book Olympic Turnaround chronicles...Olympics have become part of who we are and what we do”. Mr Payne says Visa is a “textbook example” of how to maximise the... By Robert Orr
August 21, 2008
Olympic wrap for day 13
...of Chinese superstar Liu Xiang through injury. Robles surged clear over the second half of the race to win ahead of David Payne and David Oliver of the US. His time of 12.93sec was just 0.02sec outside the Olympic record set by Liu in Athens in...who dropped from first to third in the standings after finishing the race in last place. That result allowed Brazil's Robert Scheidt and Bruno Prada, who came in third, to beat the Swedes for the silver medal. Fernando Echavarri and Anton Paz...
November 25, 2008
Cabinet secrets – read all about it
...about putting the other side of an argument in cabinet if they thought it would all be published. Yet when Timothy Pitt-Payne, counsel for the information commissioner, suggested that publishing the minutes would stop ministers giving inaccurate...soon leap into print to put the other side of the story. All most confusing. At least when Sir Gus’s predecessor Sir Robert, now Lord, Armstrong, went to court to stop publication of Spycatcher, he was clear about the government being “economical... By Sue Cameron
November 26, 2008
Cabinet secrets - read all about it
...about putting the other side of an argument in cabinet if they thought it would all be published. Yet when Timothy Pitt-Payne, counsel for the information commissioner, suggested that publishing the minutes would stop ministers giving inaccurate...soon leap into print to put the other side of the story. All most confusing. At least when Sir Gus's predecessor Sir Robert, now Lord, Armstrong, went to court to stop publication of Spycatcher , he was clear about the government being "economical... By Sue Cameron
June 7, 2005
Macfarlane hired to be Rentokil finance chief
...on full-year profit and said it planned to carry out a branding review to assess the viability of the company's name. Robert Morton, analyst at Investec, said: "Rentokil has got a better quality candidate than I expected given the problems the...has spent four years at Land Securities, the property company, will take up his position on August 8, replacing Roger Payne, who is retiring. Mr Macfarlane will receive a basic salary of £400,000 and over the next three years he can claim... By Salamander Davoudi