Profile: Sir Adam Thomson
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British Caledonian Group (BCG) chmn and CEO is Sir Adam Thomson. BCG resulted from a merger between British United Airlines and Caledonian Airways in 1970. Thomson had founded Caledonian Airways in 1961. He contemplates a merger with British Airways, feeling that there will be fewer, but larger airlines in Europe in general. British Caledonian has suffered several setbacks recently, such as increased oil prices, trouble with payments due from Nigeria, the termination of the Heathrow-Gatwick helicopter shuttle, and a decline in tourism. Purchases of new Airbus 320 and the McDonnell Douglas MD-11 equipment may improve business. Thomson's airlines stress service and a Scottish identity.
Publication Name: The Accountant's Magazine
Subject: Business
ISSN: 0001-4761
Year: 1987
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Profile: David Stevenson
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David Stevenson is managing director of EWM investments, a Scottish firm that owns Edinburgh Woolen Mill, a chain of retail textile and clothes shops. Stevenson was trained in accountancy and is a chartered accountant, but was bored by accounting and eventually left the field to enter his family's textile dyeing and finishing company. He has found his accounting background somewhat useful for analyzing financial figures and maintaining accounting controls over his growing business.
Publication Name: The Accountant's Magazine
Subject: Business
ISSN: 0001-4761
Year: 1987
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