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Galen Weston

FB Roundup: AP Moller Holding, Selfridges, The Giving Pledge

December 13, 2021

Maersk family expands into healthcare with Unilabs deal, Weston family sells Selfridges to Chirathivat family, Lonely billionaire Bill Gates shares The Giving Pledge with ex-wife Melinda.

Maersk family expands into healthcare with Unilabs deal

The family holding company best known for controlling the Danish shipping giant Maersk is making good on its plans to tackle global challenges head on by acquiring a Covid-19 test maker and diagnostics company.

Fast forward: Top 50 family business leaders 2017

November 6, 2017

Fast-growing companies are what get economies moving and this year more than 70% of the leaders in our Top 50 list are from expanding new companies we have never featured. Read on about the leaders getting their family businesses going in the right direction

Family portrait: the Weston family

May 9, 2017

High street shoppers worldwide may not have heard of the transatlantic Weston family but they certainly will have heard of the brands owned or controlled by the Irish/Canadian clan. CampdenFB takes a look at the people behind the names

Family businesses contribute less to UK fortunes

April 23, 2013

Billionaire Russians, commodity dealers and property magnates are pushing family business owners out of the list of the richest individuals in the UK, according to an analysis of the annual Sunday Times Rich List.

Out of the top 100 wealthiest individuals in the list, 40 were either owners of a family business or their fortune was connected to such a business. That compares to 53 individuals in last year’s list.

Family businesses and historical treasure troves

January 30, 2012

What happens when a family-controlled business moves into an iconic building? It appears the answer is that history comes alive. Or at least that was the case for Canada-based Loblaw Companies, which recently took over Maple Leaf Gardens, once home to hockey team the Toronto Maple Leafs.

Weston siblings step down as directors

November 7, 2011

Galen Weston and his sister Camilla Dalglish have stepped down from their director roles at Fortnum & Mason, the family business their father purchased in 1951.

Weston had been a director of Fortnum’s, a department store and luxury grocers based in London, since 1991.

A company spokeswoman told CampdenFB that the siblings had retired, but refused to comment on whether the move was an attempt to reduce family influence at the business.