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POWERLIST 2008
RENE CARYOL
GARTH CROOKS
Business Guru Broadcaster and Sports Business Consultant
RENE IS an internationally ALTHOUGH GARTH is better
renowned business guru and known for his post-match
media personality. He is the interviews on Match of the Day, he
presenter of BBC2’s fl agship makes this list because of what
business programme Pay Off he does away from the cameras,
Your Mortgage In Two Years. He where he is rapidly carving out
is the bestselling author of the a niche for himself as one of the
infl uential Corporate Voodoo and country’s leading sports business
My Voodoo books, a frequent consultants. It was he who was
voice on Radio 5 Live, a regular largely responsible for Manchester
fi xture reviewing the press United’s groundbreaking match
on Sky News, a former Non- against Portsmouth that took
Executive Director of the Inland place in Abuja, Nigeria, in July,
Revenue and a former Director of IPC Media and Pepsi. René has which was the fi rst time two Premier League teams had ever
provided leadership support to the likes of the Prime Minister’s played against one another in West Africa and a possible practice-
Strategy Unit, the Home Offi ce and McKinsey & Co, and is now an run for the much-talked-about ‘39th step’ match, which many see
accomplished Visiting Professor at Cass Business School. He has as the future of the Premier League. A former footballer himself,
chaired conferences across the world and has conducted onstage Garth played for Tottenham, Manchester United, West Bromwich
interviews with infl uential fi gures such as Bill Clinton and Mikhail Albion and Charlton and became the fi rst black player to score in
Gorbachev. an FA Cup fi nal when Spurs beat Manchester City in 1981.
IverfiThe panel said: ca publistis practuius hebator ‘Brilliant, well-respected,us, IverfiThe panel said: ca publistis practuius hebator ‘Football is big businessus,
condactuam et optin Itam actudees! well-connected business consultant condactuam et optin Itam actudees! and Garth is manoeuvring himself into
WE SEE THE BONES
Sciem in sul conihi, tate medo, pubiswhose credentials are second to none.’ Sciem in sul conihi, tate medo, pubisthe right place at the right time.’
OF THE DEAL
To spot the hidden flaws.
PATRICK CLARKE
STEVE DOUGLAS
At Curzon/AEW Europe, we see a great many investment
Director of Connections, EDF Energy Chief Executive, Housing Corporation
opportunities every day. Some appear good, some not so,
but we never take any of them purely at face value.
IF THE lights go out during the 2012 Olympics, blame this man. STEVE HEADS the government
Over the years, we’ve learned that it pays to go beyond first
In his day job, Patrick is responsible for the delivery of all new agency responsible for
impressions. That’s why we take great care in finding out how
customer-driven infrastructure work for EDF Energy and has delivering affordable housing
robust any deal is and its true hidden worth. We see what really
overall responsibility for delivery of the electricity distribution and regulating England’s 2,000
lies beneath the surface.
networks for the 2012 Olympic Park. He manages the largest housing associations. In the
electricity distribution connections business in the UK, and is most recent of a series of
It’s an approach that’s turned us into one of the world’s leading
responsible for 1,200 people, with an equal number high-level positions he has
real estate fund managers with a solid track record of exceeding
of subcontractors. But there is far more to the held in the housing sector over
clients’ expectations around the globe.
Jamaica-born engineer than that and this was the past two decades, Steve
recognised earlier this year when Patrick oversees the distribution of a
Our 10 offices across Europe provide us with a true multinational
was given The Prince of Wales Ambassador £3.9bn budget. Steve has been
perspective on business, and our team has built up extensive
for London Award for his longstanding instrumental in engineering a
relationships, offering innovative solutions to our clients’ real
dedication to promoting diversity in the shift in the agency’s culture
workplace. Patrick, who also chairs Merlin, away from bureaucracy to one focussed on people and building
estate portfolio needs and adding value to their portfolios.
a minority ethnic role model programme, relationships. Before arriving at the Housing Corporation in
Let us help you achieve your real estate investment portfolio goals.
works hard to practise what he preaches by 2001, he had already built up a stellar reputation after turning
For more information contact Monica O’Neill at Curzon/AEW
mentoring youngsters in his own time. round two housing associations (Spitalfi elds Housing and
ASRA). He has a key role in setting up the new Homes and
on +44 20 7016 4822 or
moneill@curzonglobal.com.
The panel said: ‘Has
Communities Agency and has also sat on the government’s
Commission on Cohesion and Integration.
inspired so many
Iverfi ca publistis practuius hebator
young people
us,
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The panel said:
ca publistis practuius hebator
‘In the arena of social
us,
condactuam et optin Itam actudees!
by his words
condactuam et optin Itam actudees!
housing, there are few people more
Sciem in sul conihi, tate medo, pubis
and deeds.’
Sciem in sul conihi, tate medo, pubis
respected and infl uential.’
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