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| − | Sir Peter Holmes (died in 2002) | + | '''Sir Peter Holmes''' (died in 2002) was a former chairman of [[Shell]] who worked for the company in Dubai, Libya and Nigeria. |
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==Chair of Shell== | ==Chair of Shell== | ||
| − | :As chairman - he was only 52 when appointed - Holmes looked thoroughly in command in his corporate suite at the top of the Shell tower, relaxed and immaculate. But he still seemed to have come from an open-air world, detached from his more conventional colleagues, as if he had climbed up the building with crampons. | + | :As chairman - he was only 52 when appointed - Holmes looked thoroughly in command in his corporate suite at the top of the Shell tower, relaxed and immaculate. But he still seemed to have come from an open-air world, detached from his more conventional colleagues, as if he had climbed up the building with crampons.<ref name="Sampson"> Anthony Sampson '[http://www.guardian.co.uk/obituaries/story/0,3604,667502,00.html Sir Peter Holmes Improbable, buccaneering chairman of Shell oil]'The Guardian, Friday March 15, 2002 </ref> |
==Hakluyt== | ==Hakluyt== | ||
| − | :When he retired in 1993, he avoided taking up orthodox company directorships, but enjoyed becoming president of the Hakluyt Foundation, a discreet new outfit that provided intelligence for big corporations. | + | :When he retired in 1993, he avoided taking up orthodox company directorships, but enjoyed becoming president of the [[Hakluyt|Hakluyt Foundation]], a discreet new outfit that provided intelligence for big corporations.<ref name="Sampson"/> |
==Co-opting the ANC== | ==Co-opting the ANC== | ||
| − | :'helped to fund a training scheme to prepare ANC executives for government... Nelson Mandela was released from prison in 1990, and subsequently thanked him for Shell's help.' | + | :'helped to fund a training scheme to prepare ANC executives for government... Nelson Mandela was released from prison in 1990, and subsequently thanked him for Shell's help.'<ref name="Sampson"/> |
==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
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Latest revision as of 07:22, 24 September 2014
Sir Peter Holmes (died in 2002) was a former chairman of Shell who worked for the company in Dubai, Libya and Nigeria.
Chair of Shell
- As chairman - he was only 52 when appointed - Holmes looked thoroughly in command in his corporate suite at the top of the Shell tower, relaxed and immaculate. But he still seemed to have come from an open-air world, detached from his more conventional colleagues, as if he had climbed up the building with crampons.[1]
Hakluyt
- When he retired in 1993, he avoided taking up orthodox company directorships, but enjoyed becoming president of the Hakluyt Foundation, a discreet new outfit that provided intelligence for big corporations.[1]
Co-opting the ANC
- 'helped to fund a training scheme to prepare ANC executives for government... Nelson Mandela was released from prison in 1990, and subsequently thanked him for Shell's help.'[1]
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Anthony Sampson 'Sir Peter Holmes Improbable, buccaneering chairman of Shell oil'The Guardian, Friday March 15, 2002
