http://topics.nytimes.com/topics/reference/timestopics/people/w/wallenberg_family/index.html
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http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/02_09/b3772140.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jon_Ronson
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Jon Ronson (born 10 May 1967) is a Cardiff-born journalist, documentary filmmaker, radio presenter and the author of four nonfiction books, including The Men Who Stare At Goats. His journalism and columns have appeared in British publications including The Guardian newspaper, City Life and Time Out magazine. He has made several documentary films for television and two documentary series for Channel 4.
Ronson has a distinctive self-deprecating reporting style, which incorporates aspects of Gonzo journalism.[citation needed] His articles and stories often detail his process of information gathering and he is usually quite visible in his articles as a character. Ronson's documentary filmmaking style continues this theme and follows that of British documentary filmmaking pioneer Nick Broomfield. The journalists Louis Theroux, John Safran and Harmon Leon have cited Ronson as an influence.[citation needed] He is a distinguished supporter of the British Humanist Association.[
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/banksandfinance/5006595/RBS-scandal-Sir-Tom-McKillop-profile.html
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News about Wallenberg Family, including commentary and archival articles published in The New York Times.
ARTICLES ABOUT WALLENBERG FAMILY
Ericsson Plan Would Give Public Investors More Voice
Ericsson Plan Would
February 20, 2004 MORE ON WALLENBERG FAMILY AND: ERICSSON AB
World Business Briefing | Europe: Sweden: Stock Offer Withdrawn
World Business Briefi
December 4, 2003 MORE ON WALLENBERG FAMILY AND: DOMETIC INTERNATIONAL
World Business Briefing | Europe: Sweden: Shareholder Challenge
Swiss billionaire Martin Ebner's BZ Group Holding increases its voting stake in Investor AB to just over 13 percent; Ebner is pressing company, investment vehicle of Wallenberg family, to increase returns; photo
April 10, 2002 MORE ON WALLENBERG FAMILY AND: MERGERS, ACQUISITIONS AND DIVESTITURES, INVESTOR AB, BZ GROUP, EBNER, MARTIN
World Business Briefing | Europe: Sweden: Resignation In Pension Dispute
Percy Barnevik, who is involved in dispute with former employer ABB over his pension benefits, will step down two months early as chairman of Investor after second request for him to repay some of his retirement funds; second request comes from member of Wallenberg family, which controls Investor; ABB wants Barnevik and his predecessor, Goran Lindahl, to return some of $138 million they received when they left
February 15, 2002 MORE ON WALLENBERG FAMILY AND: SUSPENSIONS, DISMISSALS AND RESIGNATIONS, BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION, PENSIONS AND RETIREMENT PLANS, INVESTOR AB, ABB AG, BARNEVIK, PERCY, LINDAHL, GORAN
Wallenberg Empire Loses Its Chairman
Percy N Barnevik resigns as chairman of Investor, Swedish industrial holding company controlled by Wallenberg family; unexpected departure, two months after resigning as chairman of Swiss-Swedish engineering company ABB, seems to signal end of Barnevik's remarkable career; Barnevik will be succeeded by co-chairman Claes Dahlback
January 24, 2002 MORE ON WALLENBERG FAMILY AND: SUSPENSIONS, DISMISSALS AND RESIGNATIONS, APPOINTMENTS AND EXECUTIVE CHANGES, BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION, INVESTOR AB, BARNEVIK, PERCY N, DAHLBACK, CLAES
WORLD BUSINESS BRIEFING: EUROPE; SWEDISH LICENSE AUCTION SURPRISE
Telia, largest telephone company in Scandinavia, unexpectedly fails to win one of four high-speed wireless network licenses auctioned by Swedish government; consortiums directly or indirectly involving Investor, Wallenberg family's main holding company, wins two of four licenses
December 19, 2000 MORE ON WALLENBERG FAMILY AND: CELLULAR TELEPHONES, AUCTIONS, TELEPHONES AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS, SWEDEN, INVESTOR AB, TELIA AB
INTERNATIONAL BRIEFS; Wallenbergs Increase Stake in Scania to 49%
Investor AB, investment arm of Wallenbergs, powerful Swedish family, increases its stake in Scania to 49 percent; announcement comes just days after Volvo raises its stake to 20 percent of voting shares
May 4, 1999 MORE ON WALLENBERG FAMILY AND: MERGERS, ACQUISITIONS AND DIVESTITURES, SCANIA AB, INVESTOR AB, VOLVO AB
International Business: Retooling Fortress Wallenberg; Swedish Empire, Under Siege, Scrambles to Adapt
Business empire of Sweden's Wallenberg family is under siege by forces of global economy; family is rearranging key parts of its holding company, Investor AB, which controls 40 percent of wealth in Sweden's stock market; conglomerate, in break with tradition, is being run by nonfamily member, Percy N Barnevik, who leads rapid transformation; table of company's main interests; graphs; photos
April 3, 1999 MORE ON WALLENBERG FAMILY AND: REFORM AND REORGANIZATION, ECONOMIC CONDITIONS AND TRENDS, SWEDEN, INVESTOR AB, BARNEVIK, PERCY N
Swedish Holding Company to Buy U.S. Dialysis Provider
Incentive AB, holding company controlled by Wallenberg family of Sweden, agrees to buy Vivra Inc, a chain of kidney-dialysis centers, for $1.59 billion in cash; share prices of other companies that operate kidney-dialysis, or renal care, centers jump on the news, which Wall Street analysts say presages more consolidation in dialysis industry
May 6, 1997 MORE ON WALLENBERG FAMILY AND: DIALYSIS, MERGERS, ACQUISITIONS AND DIVESTITURES, KIDNEYS, INCENTIVE AB, VIVRA INC
Swedish Plan to Sell Bank Stake Is Reported
Swedish Government is reported to be considering selling quarter of Nordbanken AB to Investor AB, a Swedish holding company controlled by Wallenberg family; move would precede linkup between Nordbanken and Skandinaviska-Enskilda Banken AB, in which Wallenberg family already has 15 percent stake
January 4, 1997 MORE ON WALLENBERG FAMILY AND: MERGERS, ACQUISITIONS AND DIVESTITURES, PRIVATIZATION, BANKS AND BANKING, SWEDEN, NORDBANKEN AB, SKANDINAVISKA ENSKILDA BANKEN AB, INVESTOR AB
http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/02_09/b3772140.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jon_Ronson
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Jon Ronson (born 10 May 1967) is a Cardiff-born journalist, documentary filmmaker, radio presenter and the author of four nonfiction books, including The Men Who Stare At Goats. His journalism and columns have appeared in British publications including The Guardian newspaper, City Life and Time Out magazine. He has made several documentary films for television and two documentary series for Channel 4.
Ronson has a distinctive self-deprecating reporting style, which incorporates aspects of Gonzo journalism.[citation needed] His articles and stories often detail his process of information gathering and he is usually quite visible in his articles as a character. Ronson's documentary filmmaking style continues this theme and follows that of British documentary filmmaking pioneer Nick Broomfield. The journalists Louis Theroux, John Safran and Harmon Leon have cited Ronson as an influence.[citation needed] He is a distinguished supporter of the British Humanist Association.[
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/banksandfinance/5006595/RBS-scandal-Sir-Tom-McKillop-profile.html
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Jan. 8, 2011
RBS scandal: Sir Tom McKillop profile
Appearing before the Treasury Committee of MPs last month, Sir Tom McKillop admitted he had no qualifications in banking. Since he had served as chairman of Royal Bank of Scotland, one of the world's biggest banks, the admission raised eyebrows.
Until 2004, Sir Tim McKillop was also a non-executive director of Lloyds TSB Group, which has also fallen largely under state control
In that case, asked one MP, could the former chairman be sure he had been able to understand the full complexities of the sophisticated loans his bankers had created? He answered: "You said 'full complexities'. I would say no."
The exchange confirmed the impression of Sir Tom as a scientist who happened to find himself in the City, more comfortable with chemicals than credit.
Raised in Ayrshire, critics would argue that it was his Scottishness that earned him his seat on the RBS board as much as any of his considerable professional achievements.
Born in 1943, Sir Tom went to Glasgow University taking a BSc and a doctorate in chemistry before starting work with ICI as a research scientist, his work covering fields including quantum mechanics and molecular biology.
His scientific prowess eventually made him technical director of ICI Pharmaceuticals, running a division that was spun off as an independent company, Zeneca, in 1994. That company then merged with Astra, a Swedish pharmaceutical firm.
