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Five questions for: Michael Kaye, CEO of Talking Drum
Profiles Talking Drum is a West African restaurant serving traditional Nigerian cuisine.
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Bernie Ebbers: the downfall of the Telecom Cowboy
Profiles Bernie Ebbers had the starring role in the greatest rags-to-riches story in US corporate history. A plot twist at the end turned it into a different kind of morality tale.
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Kim Woo-choong: the ambiguous legacy of Daewoo's Chairman Kim
Profiles Former Daewoo chairman Kim Woo-choong inspired a generation of entrepreneurs. His empire collapsed and his career ended in ignominy, but was he to blame for his downfall? Jane Lewis reports
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Willie Walsh: the colourful scamp who saved BA
Profiles Willie Walsh is standing down after 15 years in the cockpit at Britain’s flagship airline. Few will miss his combative approach, but the industry is losing one of its most colourful characters.
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Carlos Ghosn: Le Cost Killer’s great jail break
Profiles Carlos Ghosn, the former Nissan boss charged with fraud, fled captivity in Tokyo and is now a fugitive in Lebanon. His memoirs should make for fascinating reading.
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Neil Woodford rides again
Profiles Neil Woodford’s speedy descent made Icarus look like a slouch. Many thought he would now be spending more time with his horses. He’s actually plotting a comeback.
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The movers and shakers of 2019
Profiles Men make history, but not in circumstances of their own choosing, said Marx. Some men make more of it in less time than others. Here are four figures who changed the world this year.
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Pham Nhat Vuong: Vietnam’s Donald Trump
Profiles Not satisfied with a business empire that covers just about everything in his native Vietnam, property mogul Pham Nhat Vuong is making a move into the electric car business.
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Paul Volcker: the banking ace who crushed inflation
Profiles Paul Volcker, who died last week aged 92, was an inspirational figure whose controversial policies helped inaugurate the modern era.
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