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Woman boss for Imps

10.11.09
Alison Cooper was today named as the next boss of Imperial Tobacco, becoming only the fifth woman to head a FTSE company ... more

Is the price right to sign up with E.On?

05.10.09
“There is not a clear message regarding future wholesale costs movements that can be communicated to customers” E.On’s Paul Golby obliquely commented recently, on the chances of a cut in retail prices for Britain’s households...... more

End of an era as Hanson takes off

30.09.09
What is Robert Hanson, son of the late industrialist Lord Hanson, up to? ... more

Dave disappoints at Blenheim Palace

21.09.09
Some of the biggest names in corporate life were at Blenheim Palace in Oxfordshire on Friday night for the closing black-tie banquet at the annual Oxford Analytica conference, a big pow-wow on global politics and business... more

Dollar’s fall fails to dent Pearson prospects

27.07.09
Pearson, the Financial Times, Penguin and educational publisher, has got off to roaring start to 2009 ... more

Rise of the capital's golden skirts

18.06.09
With so few women making it to the top in business, those who do have the pick of plum boardroom jobs — and can make a fortune juggling up to six at a time... more

Movie-maker has a GM revival script

03.06.09
Not many Americans loudly said they were “filled with joy” over General Motors being on its deathbed, with the tens of thousands of job losses that has wrought, but then Michael Moore is not most Americans...... more

It's uncanny how police axe HQ after Iceland woe

31.03.09
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Woman in line for top job at Imperial

25.03.09
Puffs of white smoke emerged from the Bristol headquarters of Imperial Tobacco as Alison Cooper was promoted to chief operating officer, making her a clear front-runner to succeed long-standing chief executive Gareth Davis... more

Pearson pulls off 25% increase in profits

02.03.09
Media: Financial Times and Penguin books publishing house Pearson topped City profit forecasts, allowing the company to unveil a meaty rise in the dividend... more

Share-pledge deadline sparks bosses deluge

23.01.09
Governance: The torrent of top bosses admitting to pledging their company shares to finance their private lives turns into a tsunami... more

Group hugs for Ken, Mandy and George?

21.01.09
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Pearson on track to defy the tough times

19.01.09
Media: Publisher Pearson expects 20% earnings growth for the year despite the economic turmoil and tough times for newspapers... more

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08.10.08
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I won’t be joining the Mumtrepreneurs

09.09.08
Isn't it exhausting being a working mother?... more

Olympics may leave us feeling like village idiots

08.09.08
Four years from now, we should be basking in the glory of the 2012 Olympics. Fingers firmly crossed that is the case... more

Don’t cry for me Dame Marjorie

05.09.08
A report yesterday claimed the number of women in top jobs had fallen. But Antonia Cox argues not all women want to enter the corporate battlefield... more

Pearson looks to Obama win to boost its education hopes

28.07.08
The Financial Times owner hopes that the Deomcratic candidate's schools policies will provide a boon for its valuable education arm... more

Focusing on global influentials puts FT in pink again

05.03.08
Some three years ago, the Financial Times seemed destined for the scrap heap - but not anymore... more

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