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...“That model has done extremely well and there’s no reason why that would change,” Steve Rendle, VF’s chief executive, said....
...But it was not the fame nor the rarity of the 11 wines shown before and after a discussion between wine scientist Jamie Goode and Steve Daniel, a much-admired professional wine buyer for 32 years, that attracted...
...(FT) The quiet rise of Steve Jobs’ widow In the seven years since the death of Apple co-founder Steve Jobs, his 55-year-old widow, Laurene Powell Jobs, has become one of the most high-profile philanthropists...
...“That way we know where we are,” said Steve Brittan, managing director....
...Steve Smith, chief executive of Northgate, is to step down immediately, ending his tenure at the car and van rental group three months earlier than first envisaged....
...“Our existing customer base is less busy, as we would expect in the early part of any recession,” said Steve Smith, chief executive....
...“It’s the first step on the road to recovery,” said Steve Smith, chief executive....
...But while chief executive Steve Smith, who will stay reassuringly at the wheel for another year, is happy to have refuelled, he remains cautious. That raises the question: has Northgate raised enough?...
...Steve Smith has agreed to stay on as chief executive until June 30 next year. Paul Tallentire, deputy chief, will succeed him....
...Steve Smith, chief executive, yesterday said the company would focus on running the business for cash, and all expansion plans had been put on hold....
...“It’s possible we might enter more than one jurisdiction,” said Steve Smith, chief executive, before adding: “It wouldn’t be making as big a bet as we did with Fualsa.”...
...Almost 20 per cent of UK subscribers have a 3G handset, and you will be effectively asking them to downgrade their experience,” said Paul Goode, an analyst at M:Metrics, the research group....
...Mr Goode is understood to have favoured finding an outsider to replace Mr McFarlane while the institutional investors have been urging Mr Goode to convince Mr McFarlane to stay on longer....
...Andy Goode won’t terrify anyone at outside-half, but for a team that needs to win now, he is probably the best option....
...In a transitional back division, Robinson should be applauded for sticking with Hodgson and Harry Ellis rather than flavour-of-the-month Andy Goode and the declining Matt Dawson....
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