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Article: Evening Standard, London, Business Peeps Column.
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- November 12, 1998
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Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News
Nov. 11--LEISURE tycoon John Webber, who in 24 years with Mark McCormack's juggernaut International Management Group acted for stars as diverse as Bjrn Borg and Dame Kiri Te Kanawa, now plays a different role. He is company doctor to AIM-listed London & Edinburgh Publishing, which blew UKpound 1 million before changing course.
Young hopefuls Robert Gold and Ased Hussain figured to make a fortune from Seventy Glorious Years of Her Majesty The Queen with commercial tributes, the Royal Ascot racing programme and such. It came apart in 1997, the share price halved and John Webber took over with low-profile accountant ...