Word: zik
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Keswick (pronounced keh-zik), the seventh taipan of that name to run Jardines since its founding in 1832, was impressed, and persuaded Powers to join the company in 1986 as chief strategist. Powers helped engineer a ! restructuring that reduced the firm's debt load and bolstered its earnings. The company's profits surged 64% in 1987, to a record $100.4 million...