CITY MOVES | WHO’S SWITCHING JOBS January 5, 2011 Prudential The insurance giant has announced the appointment of Peter Goerke as group human resources director, with effect from the start of March. He will be a member of the executive committee and succeeds Priscilla Vacassin in the job. Goerke comes to the company from Zurich Financial Services Group, where he has worked since 2005 [...]
A taste of the north in Clerkenwell January 5, 2011 North Road 69-73 St John St, EC1M 4AN Tel: 020 3217 0033, www.northroadrestaurant.co.uk FOOD 4/5 SERVICE 4/5 ATMOSPHERE 4/5 Cost per person without wine: £30 IF I tell you that the nibbles supplied at the start of this meal consisted of “skin” – of chicken, fish and pig – and then tell you the meal [...]
Petrobras looking at ENI stake in Galp January 5, 2011 BRAZIL’S state-run oil company Petrobras has said it is considering buying Italian group ENI’s 33 per cent stake in Portugal’s Galp, expanding its deepwater exploration globally. The sale, valued at €3.8bn (£3.2bn) based on Galp’s market capitalisation, would help ENI reduce its debt and keep dividends flowing to shareholders while strengthening ties between Petrobras and [...]
ArcelorMittal won’t raise bid in fight for Baffinland January 5, 2011 ARCELORMITTAL has said it will not raise its C$550m (£352m) bid for miner Baffinland, which owns vast iron ore deposits in the Canada. “We don’t intend to raise the offer for Baffinland,” spokesman Giles Read said. “We are confident we have the superior bid.” ArcelorMittal and private-equity backed Nunavut Iron have been battling for control [...]
FOOD & BOOZE NEWS January 5, 2011 NEW RESTAURANT FOR THE RA Not before time, the Royal Academy of Arts is going to be getting the dining room a venue of its stature deserves when restaurateur Oliver Peyton launches his latest there this month. It’ll be joining the dining rooms at the National Gallery, the Wallace Collection and Kew Gardens in Peyton’s [...]
THREE OTHER NORDIC RESTAURANTS IN LONDON January 5, 2011 MADSEN This stylish West London eatery opened in 2009, and has won a loyal following for its food, which focuses on traditional dishes like herring platters, gravlax, Danish pork meatballs and venison and mushroom stew. There are also some enticing open sandwiches for lunch. 20 Old Brompton Rd, SW7 3DL. www.madsenrestaurant.com SCANDINAVIAN KITCHEN Proving that [...]
BEST OF THE BROKERS January 5, 2011 OCADO UBS has downgraded the online grocer to “neutral” from “buy” with an increased target price of 197p, following share price gains and an improvement in valuations among Ocado’s peers such as Amazon and Asos. It adds that the trading statement due on 10 January will shed light on the firm’s progress since floating. BETFAIR [...]
United go three points clear in race for title January 4, 2011 MANCHESTER UNITED 2 vs STOKE CITY 1 MANCHESTER UNITED manager Sir Alex Ferguson has told his players to ignore the criticism and focus on recapturing the Premier League title. Splendid goals from Javier Hernandez and Nani, which came either side of Dean Whitehead’s surprise equaliser, helped United open up a three point lead over Manchester [...]
City stars brawl ahead of Arsenal trip January 4, 2011 FRESH cracks have broken out in Manchester City’s mutinous squad ahead of tonight’s crunch visit to Arsenal after team-mates Kolo Toure and Emmanuel Adebayor brawled during training. Yesterday’s skirmish appeared to be sparked by Adebayor’s reaction to a tackle from Toure and had to be broken up by concerned team-mates including Patrick Vieira and Vincent [...]
Andrew’s fate in balance as RFU mull axe January 4, 2011 ROB ANDREW, the Rugby Football Union’s elite director, will discover today whether he is to be axed after more than four years in the job. The RFU’s new chief executive, John Steele, will present the findings of his four-month strategic review, and is expected to shake up Andrew’s elite department. Steele is being tipped to [...]
