Genfærd 452 Posted June 5, 2023 Founder of Cepos, Mads Lundbye Hansen, has died. https://nyheder.tv2.dk/samfund/2023-06-05-chefoekonom-i-cepos-er-doed Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
arghton 6,766 Posted June 7, 2023 Sir Ivan Menezes, Indian-born British CEO of Diageo, being reported dead at 63 from stomach ulcer surgery complications. Can't find anything except Indian sources reporting it though. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
drol 11,979 Posted June 7, 2023 13 minutes ago, arghton said: Sir Ivan Menezes, Indian-born British CEO of Diageo, being reported dead at 63 from stomach ulcer surgery complications. Can't find anything except Indian sources reporting it though. Reuters confirmation. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spade_Cooley 9,541 Posted June 7, 2023 These recent long-list additions aren't have much staying power, huh? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
arghton 6,766 Posted June 8, 2023 On 27/08/2022 at 15:43, Ulitzer95 said: () Tony Murray (b. Feb 1920) UK <--- A billionaire by the British definition, not the US/Forbes standard 1) George Joseph (b. Sep 1921) USA 2) Joseph A. Hardy III (b. Jan 1923) USA 3) David H. Murdock (b. Apr 1923) USA 4) Olav Thon (b. Jun 1923) Norway 5) Robert Kuok (b. Oct 1923) Malaysia 6) Charlie Munger (b. Jan 1924) USA 7) Ana Maria Brescia Cafferata... Tony Murray (Jacques Gaston Murray) dead at 103 according to MarketWatch. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ulitzer95 12,660 Posted June 8, 2023 18 minutes ago, arghton said: Tony Murray (Jacques Gaston Murray) dead at 103 according to MarketWatch. Ah, sad. I saw that someone edited his Wiki page this morning with this information but I thought it was just vandalism because the IP address was in Florida! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alt obits guy 3,371 Posted June 9, 2023 Edward W. Stack, president of the Baseball Hall of Fame from 1977 to 1993, has died. He was 88. https://romesentinel.com/stories/former-baseball-hall-of-fame-president-stack-dead-at-88,182960 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alt obits guy 3,371 Posted July 10, 2023 Gordon Reid, the founder of Canadian discount store chain Giant Tiger, has died. He was 89. The first store was opened in Ottawa in 1961. Giant Tiger now has 265 locations across Canada and employs more than 10,000 people. https://ottawa.ctvnews.ca/giant-tiger-founder-gordon-reid-has-died-at-89-1.6473739 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,979 Posted July 11, 2023 Looks like Nick Hungerford, the Nutmeg founder, died on the 6th: https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/legacyremembers/nick-hungerford-obituary?id=52427485 No obits so far except this one above, which is from tonight. He died in the USA. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Evil Grimace 359 Posted July 11, 2023 8 hours ago, gcreptile said: Looks like Nick Hungerford, the Nutmeg founder, died on the 6th: https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/legacyremembers/nick-hungerford-obituary?id=52427485 No obits so far except this one above, which is from tonight. He died in the USA. Hungerford got at least two obits: BBC and Telegraph 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maryportfuncity 10,658 Posted July 12, 2023 11 hours ago, Evil Grimace said: Hungerford got at least two obits: BBC and Telegraph Re that BBC obit, is it just me or did anyone else clock it and briefly think - oh shit, Michael Stipe just died? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alt obits guy 3,371 Posted July 19, 2023 Fred Wagman, the president of the Canadian Football League's Saskatchewan Roughriders in 1996 and 1997, has died. He was 86. https://www.cjme.com/2023/07/19/former-roughriders-president-wagman-dead-at-86/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,979 Posted August 3, 2023 Mark Lawson, former boss of Helix, has died: https://www.opi.net/news/region/002-europe/former-helix-boss-passes-away/ Oh wait, it's not the Studios.... ...but a UK brand of stationery. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,068 Posted August 4, 2023 John Broome, who developed Alton Towers into a theme park, reportedly dead: https://imperialcorporatecapital.com/2023/08/04/john-l-broome/ He had also tried and spectacularly failed to develop a theme park at Battersea Power Station, and probably the costs of that project ultimately forced him to sell his interest in Alton Towers. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alt obits guy 3,371 Posted August 7, 2023 Jochen Goetz, the CFO of Daimler Truck, has died. He was 52. Goetz died in an accident. No details have emerged. https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/daimler-truck-cfo-jochen-goetz-dead-company-2023-08-06/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,070 Posted August 7, 2023 25 minutes ago, alt obits guy said: Jochen Goetz, the CFO of Daimler Truck, has died. He was 52. Goetz died in an accident. No details have emerged. https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/daimler-truck-cfo-jochen-goetz-dead-company-2023-08-06/ It would be great if Chrysler put out a model called the ‘Tragic’ so that we could say it was a Tragic accident. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alt obits guy 3,371 Posted August 10, 2023 Herbert J. Siegel, a billionaire businessman who saved Warner from being bought up by Rupert Murdoch but would sell his own company to News Corp., has died. He was 95. https://news.bloomberglaw.com/antitrust/herbert-siegel-hollywood-white-knight-dealmaker-dies-at-95 (Mostly behind a paywall) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alt obits guy 3,371 Posted August 10, 2023 David Rotterman, the newly-appointed president & CEO of PBS Western Reserve, has died. He was 59. He began the position on July 17th, replacing the retiring Trina Cutter. https://www.pbswesternreserve.org/bento-api/filer-file-download/317898/?mibextid=Zxz2cZ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alt obits guy 3,371 Posted August 11, 2023 George Kolos, a marketing and fashion executive with three decades of experience, has died. He was 57. Kolos died of brain cancer after a nine-month battle. https://www.vogue.com/article/george-kolasa-cycle-for-survival Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,068 Posted August 14, 2023 Death notice for Julian Ogilvie Thompson, South African former chair of De Beers and other businesses, aged 89: https://announcements.telegraph.co.uk/marketplace/advert/ogilvie-thompson-notices_52930 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
diego 1,992 Posted August 19, 2023 Roberto Colaninno was born in Mantua 80 years ago, he died today and was chairman and managing director of Piaggio, owner of Aprilia. remembered in Italy for his leadership at Telecom and for the rebirth of Piaggio. Colaninno's professional career began at the auto parts manufacturer Fiamm, when he partnered with Carlo De Benedetti, a giant Italian businessman. Together they founded the finance company Sogefi, which acquired Fiamm from its British owner and turned it into one of Europe's most successful automotive parts suppliers. Later, De Benedetti invited Colaninno to take over the leadership of his struggling company, Olivetti. Colaninno ditched the company's loss-making computer unit and focused on the telephony business, which he used as a vehicle to launch the takeover bid for Telecom Italia. In 2002, Colaninno bought Immsi and the following year, he bought the Piaggio group. Over the years the company has grown and currently has several brands, such as Vespa and Aprilia. Already in 2008, he got involved with CAI (Compagnia Aerea Italiana), called to save Alitalia. Roberto Colaninno, presidente da proprietária da Aprilia, morre aos 80 anos na Itália - Notícia de MotoGP - Grande Prêmio (grandepremio.com.br) 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
arghton 6,766 Posted August 20, 2023 On 17/04/2021 at 10:38, TomTomTelekom said: Charles Geschke, Co-founder of Adobe Systems, a graphics publishing and software company, died at 81 years: https://www.losaltosonline.com/news/sections/news/297-news-features/64309-charles-geschke-adobe-systems-co-founder-dies John Warnock, the other co-founder of Adobe, dead at 82. He was also the leader of the team that created the PDF file format. 6 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alt obits guy 3,371 Posted August 22, 2023 Phil Lind, a long-time executive of Rogers Communications who worked for the company for 54 years and was a confidant of company founder Ted Rogers, has died. He was 80. Lind was an Order of Canada appointee in 2002. https://toronto.citynews.ca/2023/08/20/rogers-executive-phil-lind-dead-at-80/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alt obits guy 3,371 Posted September 6, 2023 Elliot Goldman, a long-time executive at Arista Records, has died. He was 88. Goldman was the executive vice president and general manager when record producer Clive Davis founded the company in 1974. Among the artists who performed under the label were Aretha Franklin, Whitney Houston, Prince, Babyface, and The Notorious B.I.G. https://www.thewrap.com/elliot-goldman-arista-records-founder-dies-obituary/ 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
time 8,624 Posted September 7, 2023 Dorothy Purdew, founder of health spa group Champneys has died aged 91. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
