Alan Sugar
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- Juridisk navn
- Sugar, Alan Michael
- Andre navne
- Sugar, Baron (2009)
- Fødselsdato
- 1947-03-24
- Køn
- male
- Nationalitet
- England
- Fødested
- Hackney, London, England
- Bopæl
- Chigwell, Essex, England
Florida, USA (owns a second home) - Uddannelse
- Northwold Primary School, Hackney
Brooke House Secondary School, Hackney - Erhverv
- business magnate
media personality
author
politician
political adviser - Organisationer
- Ministry of Education (statistician)
Amstrad (founder|1968|sold remaining interest|2007)
Tottenham Hotspur Football Club (chairman and part-owner|1991-2001|sold remaining interest|2007)
Amsair Executive Aviation (founder|1993)
Labour Party (member|1997-2015)
Amsprop (founder) (vis alle 7)
Viglen Ltd (owner and chairman|1994-2009) - Kort biografi
- Alan Sugar's brother, Derek Sugar, died on 15 Dec. 2020, and his eldest sister, Shirley Regal, aged 88, died on 28 Dec., both of Covid-19.
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There's plenty of his business dealings here to fascinate a great many but was not until the later pages when the business of business began to fade away as giant corporations snuck in while he had his eye on the ball at Spurs do we something of the man himself start to shine through. It is when we begin to see the successes wane and the empire crack and crumble that we see the man behind the mask show us his face.
There are times when it is obvious that Alan Sugar does not do emotions. This comes through in hidden apologies which, as you get used to his way of speaking and dealing with people become as plain as day.
When he walked away from Spurs and faced the rigours of high court for something that was just not true we see the tough guy melt. From then on with the pressure gone we see a more open man who is more willing to expose his true self to a wider audience. As the book progresses through the sale of his first baby, Amstrad, and the concern for his personnel, his consideration for their future that in selling the company they are not exposed to the asset stripping that happens so often in business.
Alan, then takes through the creation of The Apprentice, and all that goes on behind the scenes and we get to see another facet of this somewhat extraordinary man who, when focused, can get the most of out of anything. It was then good to see that when he took up his seat in The House of Lords he was not not going to put up with false accusations from the Peers and toffs, which from my standpoint is quite remarkable.
In the end I can thoroughly recommend this book to anyone who has an interest in the growth of the technology industry or is just plain nosey and like to see how the other half live.… (mere)