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In 1998, with [[Baroness Lane-Fox]], Hoberman founded online travel and leisure retailer [[Lastminute.com]] and in 2005 sold the company to [[Travelocity]] for £577 in 2005. | In 1998, with [[Baroness Lane-Fox]], Hoberman founded online travel and leisure retailer [[Lastminute.com]] and in 2005 sold the company to [[Travelocity]] for £577 in 2005. | ||
| − | Since the sale of Lastminute, he has focused on a number of start-ups including [[made.com]] and [[PROfounders Capital]].<ref> James Quinn [http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/yourbusiness/11318429/New-Year-Honours-Brent-Hoberman-and-James-Caan-awarded-CBEs.html New Year Honours: Brent Hoberman and James Caan awarded CBEs] ''Telegraph'', 20 December 2014, accessed 2 April 2015 </ref> | + | Since the sale of Lastminute, he has focused on a number of start-ups including [[made.com]] and [[PROfounders Capital]].<ref> James Quinn [http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/yourbusiness/11318429/New-Year-Honours-Brent-Hoberman-and-James-Caan-awarded-CBEs.html New Year Honours: Brent Hoberman and James Caan awarded CBEs] ''Telegraph'', 20 December 2014, accessed 2 April 2015.</ref> |
==Letter to the Telegraph== | ==Letter to the Telegraph== | ||
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==Affiliations== | ==Affiliations== | ||
*[[Guardian Media Group]], non-executive board director<ref> PROfounders Capital [http://www.profounderscapital.com/team Team], accessed 2 April 2015.</ref> | *[[Guardian Media Group]], non-executive board director<ref> PROfounders Capital [http://www.profounderscapital.com/team Team], accessed 2 April 2015.</ref> | ||
| + | *[[TalkTalk]] PLC, non-executive board director | ||
| + | *[[easyCar]], non-executive board director | ||
| + | *[[Shazam]], non-executive board director | ||
| + | *UK Business Trade Ambassador<ref> Crunch Base [https://www.crunchbase.com/person/brent-hoberman#sthash.nL2uQwPX.dpuf Brent Hoberman], accessed 2 April 2015.</ref> | ||
==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
Revision as of 16:17, 2 April 2015
Brent Hoberman is the founder and former CEO of Lasminute.com.
Career
In 1998, with Baroness Lane-Fox, Hoberman founded online travel and leisure retailer Lastminute.com and in 2005 sold the company to Travelocity for £577 in 2005.
Since the sale of Lastminute, he has focused on a number of start-ups including made.com and PROfounders Capital.[1]
Letter to the Telegraph
On 1 April 2015 Hoberman was one of 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.[2]
Affiliations
- Guardian Media Group, non-executive board director[3]
- TalkTalk PLC, non-executive board director
- easyCar, non-executive board director
- Shazam, non-executive board director
- UK Business Trade Ambassador[4]
Notes
- ↑ James Quinn New Year Honours: Brent Hoberman and James Caan awarded CBEs Telegraph, 20 December 2014, accessed 2 April 2015.
- ↑ Peter Dominiczak, 100 business chiefs: Labour threatens Britain's recovery, Telegraph, 2 April 2015.
- ↑ PROfounders Capital Team, accessed 2 April 2015.
- ↑ Crunch Base Brent Hoberman, accessed 2 April 2015.
