By Ian Fraser Published: Sunday Herald Date: September 19th, 2004 Having revived the struggling Islay malt, Hamish Torrie now wants afficionados to say slàinte to very young whisky. Ian Fraser reports HAMISH Torrie, international marketing manager at Glenmorangie, has never been afraid of turning conventional marketing wisdom on its head. Torrie and his Broxburn-based team […]
By Ian Fraser Sunday Herald September 19th, 2004 After six weeks of impressive posturing, HBOS last week decided against pushing ahead with a bid for Abbey National. It gave a clear run to Banco Santander which could wrap up a £8.6bn Abbey takeover by November. Financial editor Ian Fraser reports. JAMES Crosby, chief executive of […]
By Ian Fraser Sunday Herald September 5th, 2004 IAN Marchant, the 43-year-old former accountant who runs Perth-based Scottish and Southern Energy, is proud to boast of following in the footsteps of his predecessor Jim Forbes and avoiding overpaying for energy assets. But even Marchant’s fans in the City of London believe that the former Coopers […]