Malcolm Walker - Revision history

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'''Malcolm Walker''' is the chairman and CEO of frozen food supermarket [[Iceland]].

==Career==
Walker opened a single small frozen food shop called [[Iceland]] in 1970 in Owestry in 1970. In 2000 the supermarket acquired cash and carry business [[Booker]].

Walker was fired from [[Iceland]] in 2001, the supermarket was renamed [[The Big Food Group]], and Walker opened [[Cooltrader]]. Without Walker the supermarket struggled and in 2005 rehired him as CEO. In 2012 he became chairman and chief executive of the company after leading a £1.45 billion management buyout with the support of three new equity investors.<ref> Iceland [http://about.iceland.co.uk/the-boss/malcolm-walkers-biography/ Malcom Walker's biography], accessed 7 April 2015.</ref>

==Letter to the Telegraph==
On 1 April 2015 Walker was one of [[Conservative Business Letter - Telegraph 1 April 2015| 103 business leaders who wrote to the Telegraph]] praising the British [[Conservative Party]]'s economic policies and claiming a [[Labour]] government would 'threaten jobs and deter investment' in the UK.<ref>Peter Dominiczak, [http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/labour/11507586/General-Election-2015-Labour-threatens-Britains-recovery-say-100-business-chiefs.html 100 business chiefs: Labour threatens Britain's recovery], ''Telegraph'', 7 April 2015.</ref>

==Tax avoidance==
In 2012, Walker refused to pay a £2.5 million tax bill after taking 800 managers on a trip to Disney World in Florida, accusing the government of a 'tax on fun'.<ref> Sky News [http://news.sky.com/story/1097718/iceland-tax-row-over-2-5m-disney-trip-bill Iceland Tax Row Over £2.5m Disney Trip Bill], 1 June 2013, accessed 7 April 2015.</ref> Walker later settled the bill with [[Inland Revenue]], after saying they had made concessions 'and we're very happy with the outcome'.<ref> [http://www.theguardian.com/politics/ng-interactive/2015/apr/01/tory-100-industry-captains-party-donors-tax-avoiders The Tory 100: captains of industry, party donors (and a few tax avoiders)] ''Guadian'', 1 April 2015, accessed 7 April 2015.</ref>

==Notes==

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[[Category:Telegraph Letter General Election 2015|Walker, Malcolm]]

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 ==Tax avoidance==
 In 2012, Walker refused to pay a £2.5 million tax bill after taking 800 managers on a trip to Disney World in Florida, accusing the government of a 'tax on fun'.<ref> Sky News [http://news.sky.com/story/1097718/iceland-tax-row-over-2-5m-disney-trip-bill Iceland Tax Row Over £2.5m Disney Trip Bill], 1 June 2013, accessed 7 April 2015.</ref> Walker later settled the bill with [[Inland Revenue]], after saying they had made concessions 'and we're very happy with the outcome'.<ref> [http://www.theguardian.com/politics/ng-interactive/2015/apr/01/tory-100-industry-captains-party-donors-tax-avoiders The Tory 100: captains of industry, party donors (and a few tax avoiders)] ''Guadian'', 1 April 2015, accessed 7 April 2015.</ref>
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-[[Category:Telegraph Letter General Election 2015|Walker, Malcolm]]
+[[Category:Telegraph Letter General Election 2015|Walker, Malcolm]][[Category:Conservative Party Donors|Walker, Malcolm]][[Category:Liberal Democrats Donors|Walker, Malcolm]]