Allan Leighton
One of Britain’s Top Business
Leaders
TOPICS:
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made his name at U.K. supermarket group ASDA, transforming it from a £500 million company
to one sold to US giant Wal-Mart for £6.2 billion. In 2002 he was personally appointed by
the Prime Minister Tony Blair to turn around the loss-making Royal Mail, and he has
achieved that task in only four years.
When he left his position as President and CEO of Wal-Mart Europe he
famously coined the phrase ‘going plural’ as he took on non-executive positions
at a string of companies, including lastminute.com, Leeds United, TV giant British Sky
Broadcasting Group PLC and Selfridges.
Allan is currently Chairman of Royal Mail Group and BHS Ltd, Deputy
Chairman of Selfridges & Co, George Weston Ltd, and Loblaws Ltd in Canada and Non
Executive Director of TV giant British Sky Broadcasting Group PLC.
Forthright in his views, Allan has much to say about the state of business
today, about the failings of politicians, the trials and tribulations of family dynasties
(using the Weston family as the epitome of getting it right) and about business’s
relationship with the media. The result is a fascinating and provocative, 360 degree view
of what it takes to be a business leader in today’s cut-throat global economy -
thought-provoking, often surprising, always insightful.
"There is only one Allan Leighton."
The Times of London
Interviewed
for Allan’s new book ‘On Leadership’ include:
Marcus
Agius (Barclays Bank) . . . Lionel Barber (Financial Times) . . . Adam Crozier (Royal
Mail) . . .
Sir Christopher Gent (GlaxoSmithKline) . . . Henry Kravis (KKR) . . . James Murdoch
(BSkyB) . . .
Robert Peston (BBC) . . . Simon Robey (Morgan Stanley) . . . Stephen Schwarzman
(Blackstone Group) . . Lee Scott (Wal-Mart) . . . Patience Wheatcroft (Sunday Telegraph) .
. . Bob Wigley (Merrill Lynch)
Note: The
royalties from the sale of Allan’s book are being donated to Breast Cancer Care.
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