Luton Town have announced they will receive new investment after two life-long supporters joined the club as shareholders. The first is Kailesh Karavadra, a senior member of Ernst and Young Accountants in the United States, who now lives in California and is managing partner of EY’s West Region Growth Markets. He was born in Uganda and raised in both India and England, as most of Karavadra's childhood in this country was spent in Luton, and he still has many of his family living in the area.The second addition is Rob Stringer, who is returning to the club’s board as a director.The CEO of Sony Music Entertainment has been involved with the club for many years, most recently as a vice-president. and although he is based in New York, still attends many Hatters matches each season.A statement on the club's website said: "The board are delighted that such luminaries in their own field are prepared to join us and invest in the club as we progress into the Sky Bet … [Read more...] about Two new investors join the board at Luton Town
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Evening Standard Business Awards 2019: Meet the Judges
Producing our shortlist of nominees entailed ferocious debate and compromises among our usually sceptical editorial business team and guest judges. Everyone who made it to the shortlist is doing something very special, and each of these businesses were able to demonstrate activity, innovation and commitment out of the ordinary - impressing our team. We’ve compiled an expert team of judges, consisting of CEOs and acclaimed business leaders, to help select a worthy winner in each category. The winners will then be announced at the Awards Ceremony and Lunch on 28 June 2019 at The Landmark London. George OsborneEditor, Evening Standard Editor of London’s Evening Standard newspaper, George was previously the UK’s Chancellor of the Exchequer from 2010 to 2016 and First Secretary of State from 2015 to 2016. George is also the Chair of the Northern Powerhouse Partnership, a not-for-profit organisation he established with business and civic leaders to promote economic … [Read more...] about Evening Standard Business Awards 2019: Meet the Judges
Reinventing the Dior man: Kim Jones is transforming the way men dress
Masculine or feminine? Street wear or couture? At the storied fashion house, designer Kim Jones is transforming the way men dress, writes Thomas Chatterton Williams. KIM JONES, the 40-something-year-old English designer at Dior Men, is not exactly a Francophile. He considers his life to be in London, where he has a Brutalist concrete bunker in Notting Hill. But for the past five years, whenever he is in Paris, he has lived in an exquisitely preserved 17th-century hôtel particulier on the stately Place des Victoires, a short walk from the Louvre and the manicured gardens of the Palais Royal. It is not, on first glance, the type of place you would imagine the owner keeping a pair of Yeezy Desert Rat sneakers by the door. But the sprawling residence — an inconspicuous building hidden behind a high wall and named after its second owner, a notable historian from the 17th-century who served as genealogist to the Sun King, Louis XIV — has a long history of … [Read more...] about Reinventing the Dior man: Kim Jones is transforming the way men dress
ALISON BOSHOFF on the launch of the 25th Bond film
Bond is back! With yesterday’s official announcement of a new cast — a month after filming actually started — the secretive producers of the great British spy franchise have lifted the veil, just a little, on what’s next for 007. Bond 25, as it is known for now, will come out in April next year and Daniel Craig, 51, will play James Bond for a fifth and final time. In doing so, he will become the longest-serving Bond, as well as the best-paid one. Opposite him will be Egyptian-American Oscar-winner Rami Malek, Freddie Mercury in Bohemian Rhapsody, who is to play his would-be nemesis. James Bond actor Daniel Craig, 51, was joined by (L-R) returning cast member Léa Seydoux (Dr Madeleine Swann), and new Bond Girl Ana de Armas, Naomie Harris (Eve Moneypenny) and second new Bond Girl Lashana Lynch for the reveal Lea, Daniel, Ana, Naomie and Lashana joined Michael G Wilson, Cary Fukunaga and Barbara Broccoli are pictured together at a photocall yesterday … [Read more...] about ALISON BOSHOFF on the launch of the 25th Bond film
Fleabag creator Phoebe Waller-Bridge CONFIRMED as co-writer of Bond 25
Phoebe Waller-Bridge, creator and star of the acclaimed BBC comedy Fleabag and also the writer of Killing Eve, has been officially confirmed as one of the scribes of the latest James Bond film. It was reported that she had flown to New York earlier this year to meet 007 star Daniel Craig before agreeing to work on the script for the 25th movie in the spy franchise. And on Thursday, at a press event announcing details of the next film, it was revealed that the screenplay will be penned by Waller-Bridge, 33, as well as Neal Purvis & Robert Wade, Scott Z. Burns with [the film's director] Cary Joji Fukunaga also contributing. It's official: Phoebe Waller-Bridge, creator and star of the acclaimed BBC comedy Fleabag and also the writer of Killing Eve, has been officially confirmed as one of the scribes of the latest James Bond film A source previously said: ‘Phoebe is the hottest young writer in the UK and Hollywood at the moment. Everyone wants her. She’s a … [Read more...] about Fleabag creator Phoebe Waller-Bridge CONFIRMED as co-writer of Bond 25