Word: gordon
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...fact, the court and Jackson only learned of the existence of the ballots when Smith Professor of Corporate Finance Gordon Donaldson let slip during his testimony that the ballots were in the Office of the General Counsel...
...seems to be an incomplete policy which theyhave recognized as inconsistent and to make itconsistent they've cut out more information,"Gordon said. "They're probably embarrassed bytheir holdings...
...Gordon Roddick seems the perfect foil for Anita. With his Scottish burr and occasional stutter, he is steady where she is erratic and quiet where she is brash. London analysts believe he is the financial wizard behind Anita's success. But he is best known in Body Shop lore for a voyage he took a few years into the marriage. The young couple had just sold a struggling restaurant when Gordon announced that he wanted to fulfill a lifelong dream: to ride a horse from Buenos Aires to New York City, an adventure he figured would take about two years...
...store in Chichester. She asked her bank for an $8,000 loan but got turned down. Then a friend introduced her to a local gas-station owner named Ian McGlinn, who was prepared to invest the full amount in return for a half share in the business. Anita wrote Gordon for advice, but by the time his reply reached England, urging her not to sign over half the business, the deal had been struck. McGlinn's $8,000 investment has since grown to more than $145 million...
...turning point came in 1984, when Gordon decided it was time for the Body Shop to go public. In the first day of trading, shares rose from $1.30 to $2.30, pushing the company's value to more than $11 million and the Roddicks' net worth to $2 million. (By 1992 it had reached nearly $350 million.) "I couldn't believe it," says Roddick. "The accolades were so bizarre. Because what they're patting you on the back for is how much money you are worth. I turned to Gordon and said, 'Is that it? Is that the only bloody measurement...