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Hidden man Ian Osborne Spac has built a $ 1.5 billion venture capital firm
When technology financier Ian Osborne invests in a company, managers have to agree on an unusual clause: not to talk about it without his permission.
Such tactics have flown under the radar of Osborne and his company Hedosophia despite largely participating in high-end investments and buying offerings over the past decade.
With early support from media baron Michael Bloomberg, Hong Kong tycoon Li Ka-shing and German Burda family, the 38-year-old Osborne has quietly created a $ 1.5 billion venture capital business.
According to people familiar with the matter, Alibaba, Ant Financial and the Asian company Airwallex have received an investment from Osborne from the European companies Spotify, TransferWise and Raisin.
The commander of NATO and US forces in Afghanistan, US Army Gen John W Nicholson in Helmand province, Afghanistan, in 2018 [File: Massoud Hossaini/AP Photo]
The American announcement of a complete withdrawal of US forces from Afghanistan by September 11 – neatly marking the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks in the United States – has been largely welcomed, but it is worth reflecting on whether it is a premature decision.
The legacy of the past 20 years in Afghanistan is a mixed one. The conflict there has, at times, jostled with the Iraq War for public attention. It has produced tangible, if slow, progress, including establishing a more moderate administration, rebuilding some infrastructure, promoting women’s education and introducing voting.
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Author and journalist James Ashton has interviewed more than 400 CEOs in his career.
He says technology, PR, and HR are challenging finance and operations as routes to the top job.
Ashton cites the leaders who reflect this new trend at companies from HBO to General Motors.
Headhunters will scour the world of work for appropriate leaders to take the helm of corporations post-pandemic, and it s clear to me that many of them will come from unexpected sources.
I ve interviewed 400 CEOs from the UK Royal Mint s Anne Jessopp to Verizon s Hans Vestberg over my 20-year career as a business journalist and for my new book. I ve detected a subtle shift in where leaders are coming from.