Award-winning FD moves on
by Catherine Woods - Tuesday, 15th July 2008 -
Mike Timmins, the former finance director of currency management firm Record, has announced his retirement.
Timmins is, of course, the winner of this year’s Real FD/CBI Outside the FTSE 350 FD of the Year. He was instrumental in last year’s flotation of Record (which incidentally was ranked 25th in the Real Business Hot 100 list for 2008).
Timmins will be replaced by Paul Sheriff.
Paying tribute to Timmins, Record founder Neil Record, says: “I would also like to thank Mike Timmins for his tremendous contribution to the business over 16 years. Mike's contribution was recognised this year by the award of Outside the FTSE 350 FD of the Year at the CBI/RealFD awards. My colleagues and I wish him well in his retirement."
Well said.
"Don't let the market be your boss"
By Kate Pritchard - October 06, 2008 5:57pm GMT
Serial entrepreneur and investor Maxwell Packe says private equity-backed firms have an edge over publicly listed companies. “They don’t have to meet targets set by teenage scribblers,” he says.
“Why bother with an IPO?” asks Audio Network founder
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Five ways to avoid redundancies
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Good growth for Ted Baker
By Catherine Woods - October 03, 2008 10:43am GMT
Ted Baker founder Ray Kelvin says the clothing retailer remains “understandably cautious” about the second half of the year despite posting a 8.2 per cent increase in revenue to £71.6m.
Follow the brothel's lead
By Catherine Woods - October 03, 2008 3:58pm GMT
If you’re not an Australian, you may not find the following article as amusing as I have.
Economic downturn headlines
By Catherine Woods - October 02, 2008 2:41pm GMT
There’s more doom and gloom in the news today about the economic downturn.
Deal or no deal
By Kate Pritchard - October 01, 2008 3:43pm GMT
Jon Moulton wasn’t exactly exaggerating when he told us the outlook for the private equity industry was gloomy.
Eco-preneurs in the US
By Catherine Woods - September 26, 2008 5:14pm GMT
It’s always interesting to hear what’s happening within the entrepreneurial community across the pond and an article published today has revealed the growing eco-preneurial movement within the travel and hospitality sectors.
