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08/12/2013

Declan Curry is joined by the chief executive of Unipart, John Neill.

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Sun 8 Dec 2013 19:00

John Neill, chairman and group chief executive, Unipart Group

John Neill, chairman and group chief executive, Unipart Group

John Neill joined Unipart from General Motors in 1974, when it was still the parts division of British Leyland. In 1987 he led the successful management buyout of the company, and today almost half of the business is still owned by managers and employees.

 

John is a non-executive director of Rolls-Royce, and a former director of the Bank of England and non-executive director of Royal Mail. He is also a council member of Business In The Community and the Prince's Ambassador for the South East.

 

John was educated at George Heriot's School, Edinburgh and the University of Strathclyde, Glasgow. He is married to Jackie and they have two sons. His interests include tennis, skiing and motorsports.

Emma Jones, founder, Enterprise Nation

Emma Jones, founder, Enterprise Nation

Following a degree in Law and Japanese, Emma joined international accounting firm, Arthur Andersen, where she set up the firm's Inward Investment practice that attracted overseas companies to locate in the UK.

 

In 2000, Emma left to start her first business, Techlocate. After 15 months the company was successfully sold to Tenon plc. The experience of starting, growing and selling a business from home gave Emma the idea for Enterprise Nation, which she launched in 2006. It has since expanded to become a small business community of over 75,000 people who access content, events and funding - online, in print and in person.

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  • Sun 8 Dec 2013 19:00