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Great frauds in history: Manfred Schmider, the Sheikh of Karlsruhe
Profiles Manfred Schmider massaged the sales figures at FlowTex, his utility technology company, and used investors’ money to buy villas around the world, a fleet of luxury cars, and even a helicopter.
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Kate Bingham: the grande dame of venture capitalists
Profiles The success of Britain’s vaccine strategy is largely down to one woman – Kate Bingham, a biotech expert for a venture-capital firm. It’s not the first time she has thrown herself head first into a big challenge.
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Stanley Thai: making a billion from rubber gloves
Profiles Malaysian entrepreneur Stanley Thai first spotted an opportunity in latex in 1987. He made his first million by the age of 29, and booming demand thanks to Covid-19 has boosted his fortune.
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Great frauds in history: the oil well that gushed fake shares
Profiles Oil man S.C. Lewis and his henchman Jacob Berman issued unauthorised shares in their Californian oil company, defrauding many of Los Angeles' most prominent citizens.
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Great frauds in history: how Elizabeth Bigley, AKA “Madame DeVere”, spirited away cash
Profiles Serial fraudster Elizabeth Bigley AKA, the “psychic” Madame Lydia DeVere, conned people into believing she was the long lost daughter of fabulously wealthy industrialist Andrew Carnegie.
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Peter Cowgill: the force behind a fashion phenomenon
Profiles Peter Cowgill became the accountant for a small sports shop in the Pennines in the early 1980s. Now, JD Sports is one of the most formidable forces on the high street. Jane Lewis reports
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Elon Musk: the space oddity seeking world domination
Profiles Elon Musk, the electric-car and space-travel pioneer who wants to move to Mars is now the world’s richest man. If he seems delusional, that’s all part of the plan.
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Adar Poonawalla: the vaccine prince who will save the world
Profiles Adar Poonawalla, the chief of the world’s biggest vaccine manufacturer by volume, has an ambitious plan to rescue us all from Covid-19. The future for his dynasty looks bright, says Jane Lewis.
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The faces of 2020
Profiles Great leaders thrive in the midst of turmoil and upheaval, as we have seen this year. Four of the great movers and shakers of 2020 stood out for us.
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