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Leader Role - Sir Richard Branson (Character traits (Humorous, Daring, Fun…
Leader Role - Sir Richard Branson
Entrepreneur and business leader
Born England 1950
Struggled at school with dyslexia
Dropped out of school at 16 to start a youth culture magazine called "Student"
1969 set up Virgin records to help fund his magazine
the success of Virgin Records was due to signing up famous music artists
Mike Oldfield
Genesis
Sex pistols
Rolling Stones
1980 - expanded Virgin to include Voyager group travel and Virgin Atlantic Airways in 1984
1992 Virgin got into Financial difficulty
Branson sold Virgin Records to EMI for 1 billion US dollars to stay afloat.
Branson now leads more than 200 companies in over 30 countries
Companies include:
Trains
Mobile phones
Space tourism
Virgin galactic
Money
Branson received his knighthood in 1999 for contribution towards Entrepreneurship
He is a billionaire and earns two private islands in the Caribbean.
Character traits
Humorous
Daring
Fun loving
Brave
Risk taking
Ambitious
quirky
Strong
Optimistic
Supports many charities and strives to make positive changes in the world e.g. supports "Virgin earth challenge" - trying to remove Greenhouse gases from the atmosphere.
Family man married to Joan and has 2 children and grandchildren