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New CFO tunes into Sepura

Steve Chamberlain was most recently vice president finance at Autonomy Corporation

10 Jan 2012

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Exports could give UK £20bn boost by 2020

CBI director general urges focus on BRIC countries

21 Nov 2011

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CBI: Eurozone crisis forces strategy rethink for UK’s leading businesses

Confidence is down but businesses are backing government deficit reduction strategy

21 Nov 2011

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CFO optimism falls to lowest level since 2009

For the first time in a year cost control is the top priority for CFOs, and capital expenditure and acquisitions have taken a back seat

10 Oct 2011

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Antonio Lorenzo not “most obvious” candidate to replace Tookey at Lloyds

Board and shareholders want a CFO who is "independent of thought"

21 Sep 2011

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Former ARM chief financial officer joins IP Group board

Jonathan Brooks will become chairman of the group's audit committee with immediate effect.

31 Aug 2011

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Compass Group FD joins EasyJet board

Andy Martin and Adèle Anderson, a former CFO of KPMG UK, will join on 1 September

30 Aug 2011

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Stagecoach facing executive pay revolt

Investor group calls on Stagecoach shareholders to vote against the company's remuneration report

23 Aug 2011

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Switching banks to be made easier for businesses

The time it takes to swap banks will be slashed from 18 to seven days

05 Jul 2011

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Former FD Kheraj returns to Barclays as advisor

Naguib Kheraj will advise finance director Chris Lucas on commercial and policy issues

18 Apr 2011

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SMEs urged to test loan appeals process

Small businesses can request a second opinion on declined loan applications

05 Apr 2011

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WPP enjoys 'significant' recovery in 2010

Headline profit before tax increased 27.3 percent to £1.03bn

04 Mar 2011

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Government lets News Corp buy BSkyB

Sky News will be placed under independent control

03 Mar 2011

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Persimmon profits almost double

Pre-tax profits for 2010 increased to £153.9m from £77.9m

02 Mar 2011

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Diageo gobbles up Turkish drinks firm

Diageo is to buy Mey Içki for £1.3bn

21 Feb 2011

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Cotswold Geotechnical fined £385,000 over pit death

Fine is to be paid over a 10-year period

18 Feb 2011

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Former Halfords FD takes the helm at Dunelm

Nick Wharton becomes CEO as Dunelm posts five percent increase in profits

17 Feb 2011

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Ex-Barclays CFO Kheraj quits Lazard role after two months

Seasoned finance man leaves chief executive role to focus on philanthropic work

17 Feb 2011

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First company convicted under new corporate manslaughter law

Cotswold Geotechnical convicted under the 2008 Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act

16 Feb 2011

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Rio Tinto profits triple

The Anglo-Australian group made a net profit of $14.3bn in 2010

10 Feb 2011

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