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...Allan Leighton, chair of C&A and former Asda chief executive, said: “He tells it as it is. He’s very Dutch in that way....
...“It wasn’t just a case of looking at buildings,” says Allan. “He almost listened to them, to hear what they were saying.”...
...Mr Cook was brought in to take control of the project last year after the departure of Sir Terry Morgan, who also quit as chair of Crossrail after cost overruns....
...Sir Terry said Asda “tended to rely on the claim that their prices were the lowest....
...What’s the alliterative title of the 1843 short story by Edgar Allan Poe that’s narrated by a victim of the Spanish Inquisition (above)? What was Terry Wogan’s only hit single?...
...The search for a replacement for Sir Terry on Crossrail is under way....
...December 2018: Terry Morgan resigns as HS2 chairman amid criticism over his role as chairman of Crossrail, which is delayed and over-budget....
...Reaper Man by Terry Prachett (Corgi, £7.99) is on topic and very funny. — Brecon Beacon The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain The funniest novel I’ve ever read....
...I offered up Terry Pratchett’s The Hogfather....
...Sir David Higgins stepped down at the end of July 2018, while Terry Morgan left in December and was replaced by Allan Cook....
...Mr Cook took over after the resignation of Terry Morgan, who had previously quit as chair of Crossrail amid major cost overruns....
...Some observed that similar plaudits were showered on Terry Leahy, a previous Tesco leader who stood aside in 2010....
...Back in 2011, English National Opera’s production, courtesy of Terry Gilliam, was nearer the mark....
...Allan Cook, an experienced engineer who is also on the board of two private equity companies in New York, North Star and AGI, has been appointed as chairman of the HS2 rail project....
...Terry Scuoler, former head of Make UK, the manufacturers’ organisation, has described the prospect of a Labour government as “nightmarish”. It is not hard to understand their fears....
...“Some people in the City wanted Archie Norman as chairman, but the partnership with John Allan has worked well,” said Samuel Johar, chairman of advisers Buchanan Harvey....
...Bill Grimsey, his boss at the time, describes him as “a capable individual” who was “very able”, and likens his style and approach to that of Terry Leahy, the former Tesco chief executive....
...The opening tribute to minimalist Terry Riley paved the way this year for a more diverse and bracing four-day, seven-concert celebration of the string quartet and its transformation by other cultures....
...kronosquartet.org Terry Riley performs at the Barbican, London, on July 18; barbican.org.uk...
...Its removal would have been an additional tax rise,” said John Allan, FSB chairman....
...The results were the latest chapter in Tesco’s travails since Sir Terry Leahy left office four years ago and are unlikely to be the last....
...Terry Scuoler, chief executive of the EEF, the manufacturers’ organisation, said he was “relieved and pleased” and that Sajid Javid, the business secretary, continued to support the “levers of growth”....
...Earlier this week, former chief executive Sir Terry Leahy, who ran the supermarket chain for 14 years, criticised his successor Philip Clarke....
...Mr McLeod spent 20 years at Asda, including as director of stores, playing a significant role in turning round the supermarket under chief executives Archie Norman and Allan Leighton....
...Dr Martino Picardo Chief Executive, Stevenage Bioscience Catalyst Bill Campbell Chief Executive, Stratophase Glyn Edwards Chief Executive, Summit Kate Bingham Managing Partner, SV Life Sciences Allan...
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