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The Financial Director interview - Nothing last minute about it.
(From Financial Director)
Byline: Tom Berry.
David Howell had to think long and hard when he was offered the job of finance director at e-retailer Lastminute.com in the summer of 2001. Not only had the company's share price taken a severe beating after the dotcom collapse, but online retailing had traditionally been a young man's game and Howell was already the wrong side of 50. He is also not the sort of finance director who would readily change his suit and tie for a pair of chinos.
Moreover, Howell was looking forward to a well-deserved break after an eventful tenure at tour operator First Choice. After fighting off a hostile takeover from ...
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