Roland Walter "Tiny" Rowland (né Fuhrhop; 27 November 1917 – 25 July 1998) was a British businessman, corporate raider and the chief executive of the Lonrho conglomerate from 1962 to 1993. He gained fame from a number of high-profile takeover bids, in particular his attempt to take control of Harrods. He was known for his complex business interests in Africa and his closeness to a number of African leaders.
Roland Walter "Tiny" Rowland (né Fuhrhop; 27 November 1917 – 25 July 1998) was a British businessman, corporate raider and the chief executive of the...
statements. In 1993 Bower published a biography of Lonrho tycoon TinyRowland, entitled TinyRowland. A Rebel Tycoon (London, Heinemann, 1993). In 1997, Tom Bower...
antecedent. In 2005 Sykes married British entrepreneur Toby Rowland, son of businessman "Tiny" Rowland and co-creator of King, at Sledmere House, her family's...
well and by 1945 it had become Rhodesia's biggest company. Businessman TinyRowland was recruited as chief executive in 1962. For many years during the second...
focusing on Colonel David Stirling, Jim Slater, Sir James Goldsmith and TinyRowland—members of London's elite Clermont Club in the 1960s. It won a BAFTA...
basketball player TinyRowland (1917–1998), British businessman and chief executive of the Lonrho conglomerate from 1962 to 1994 Tiny Ron Taylor (1947–2019)...
Thatcher, actress Elizabeth Taylor, arms dealer Adnan Khashoggi businessmen TinyRowland and Mohamed Al-Fayed and crime lord Dawood Ibrahim. His loyal supporters...
rise of Colonel David Stirling, Jim Slater, Sir James Goldsmith and TinyRowland—members of the elite Clermont Club in the 1960s. 4 BBC Two, 18 July 1999...
Community (SADC) region by Thurman McKenzie. Makamba was then introduced to TinyRowland, then Chief Executive of Lonrho, a London-based conglomerate with diverse...
the Duke of Devonshire. Businessman members included James Goldsmith, TinyRowland, Gianni Agnelli, Jim Slater, and Kerry Packer. In 1976 Goldsmith initiated...
purchased by the Al Fayed family in 1985 for £615 million, beating out TinyRowland for control. By 1993, the management of the group were making attempts...
Ogilvy worked at the Drayton company and later worked with the tycoon TinyRowland at Drayton's subsidiary, London and Rhodesia Mining and Land Company...
Rhodesia) in 1964, aged 19. At around the same time he became friends with TinyRowland, who was then in charge of the London and Rhodesian Mining Company. He...
[citation needed] Several suitors appeared, including Robert Maxwell, TinyRowland and Lord Rothermere; however, only one buyer was in a position to meet...
according to the rules of the City. He was involved in the failed attempt by TinyRowland to take over the House of Fraser, a group of department stores, whose...
production.: 25 Lonrho shareholders agreed to the deal in December while TinyRowland, a shareholder, objected.: 27 By April 1996, the European Commissioner...
This arose from his foaling description as "tiny but perfect", a label ascribed to Roland "Tiny" Rowland, CEO of the company. The horse's name is deliberately...
in 80 countries. One previous CEO of Lonrho plc was the controversial TinyRowland (1917–1998), a corporate raider who ran the firm from 1962 to 1993. Scholars...
houses in Ascott, Aston Clinton, Eythrope, Halton, Mentmore and Waddesdon TinyRowland, businessman, lived in Hedsor Chris Standring, jazz guitarist and musician...
Mitchell Kristopher Rowland is an American songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, best known for his work as a touring guitarist and for co-writing songs...
Streep and Robert Redford. In 1989, the hotel came under the ownership of TinyRowland and became a part of the Signet Hotel Empire. Renovations during this...
face of capitalism" episode involving eight directors being sacked by TinyRowland. Coalition Government 20 July 1941 – 7 February 1943, Financial Secretary...
Sarkar Mati Lall Seal Ellis Jacob (founder of Cineplex Entertainment) TinyRowland (chairman of Lonrho from 1962 to 1993) Prannoy Roy (b.1949) Sri Aurobindo...
Duncan Sandys and further impropriety undertaken by chief executive TinyRowland, who had committed company funds to projects without the agreement of...