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FB Roundup: Petr Kellner, Amancio Ortega, Keshub Mahindra

April 12, 2023

In this week’s FB Roundup, Petr Kellner’s heirs sue two years after his helicopter crash death; Amancio Ortega branches out into luxury Dublin property; and tributes are paid to former Mahindra Group chairman Keshub Mahindra.

Petr Kellner’s heirs sue following helicopter crash death
The heirs of Petr Kellner have filed a lawsuit citing “Potential negligence” after a helicopter crash caused the death of the Czech billionaire entrepreneur and four others in 2021.

Renata Kellnerova, the widow of the former richest Czech, and her family are seeking further investigation into the causes that led to the Airbus AS350 B3 helicopter crash, which took place while the group were heliskiing in Alaska's backcountry near Knik Glacier.

FB Roundup: Petr Kellner, Amancio Ortega, Keshub Mahindra

April 12, 2023

In this week’s roundup, Petr Kellner’s heirs sue two years after his helicopter crash death; Amancio Ortega branches out into luxury Dublin property; and tributes are paid to former Mahindra Group chairman Keshub Mahindra.

FB Roundup: Cyrus Mistry, Daniel Kretinsky, MacKenzie Scott

September 5, 2022

In this week’s FB Roundup, tributes are paid to Cyrus Mistry; Czech billionaire Daniel Kretinsky’s Royal Mail stake is under a national security review; and MacKenzie Scott donates $44 million to a mentoring organisation.

Tributes paid to billionaire ex-chairman of Tata Sons, Cyrus Mistry
Indian prime minister Narendra Modi has led tributes to business leader Cyrus Mistry, who has died in a car accident in western India. The Indian-born Irish businessman and former chairman of Indian conglomerate Tata Sons was 54.

“The untimely demise of Shri Cyrus Mistry is shocking,” said Modi on Twitter. “He was a promising business leader who believed in India’s economic prowess. His passing away is a big loss to the world of commerce and industry.”

Stylish legacies of fashion founders Hubert de Givenchy and Sonja Bata

March 15, 2018

Fashion founders Hubert de Givenchy and Sonja Bata are being remembered by their families and foundations for their influence, elegance and philanthropy.

Fashion founders Hubert de Givenchy and Sonja Bata are being remembered by their families and foundations for their influence, elegance and philanthropy.

French couturier Givenchy, who designed for Audrey Hepburn, Grace Kelly, Ingrid Bergman and Jackie Kennedy, died in his sleep near Paris on 10 March at the age of 91.