Notwithstanding his lamentable subsequent demise, Clive Thompson was one of the most impressive CEOs I’ve worked for.
Each divisional head had to do a quarterly review of financial performance in front of Clive. The first slide was the the same for each division. A stupidly detailed, extremely...
Yes, a few times, but the last time was several years ago now - I wouldn't be comfortable giving a current review.
However, an anecdote. Decades ago, I ran Rentokil's M&A department. The then CEO took his senior team out for dinner at Gravetye. He wanted Chateaubriand, which, as usual, was...
We had a long weekend there a couple of years ago. The gardens were utterly stunning (Repton), the rooms lovely, and the food excellent - particularly the breakfast. I can give you a great recommendation for an evening meal if you want variety that's about a 45 minute drive away, should you...