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Noticed this via cityam this morning

http://www.cityam.com/the-capitalist/mo ... ity-adults
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Other winners included R Griggs Group Ltd boss David Sudden – who stomped home with the chief executive of the year award for his turnaround of Dr. Martens boots over the past decade – and The White Company founder Chrissie Rucker, who wins business woman of the year category.
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http://www.privatebusinessawards.com/winners/
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CEO of the Year Award
Sponsored by ECI Partners LLP
Winner: David Suddens–R Griggs Group Ltd.
Picture shows, left to right;
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David Suddens, CEO, R Griggs Group Ltd., (winner); Sean Whelan, MD, ECI Partners LLP; Ruby Parmar, Partner, PwC, Head of Private Business; Charlie Hoffman, Managing Director, HSBC Private Bank (UK) Ltd.; and Nick Robinson, presenter of the awards.
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Good post Dazzler and can quite understand why David won the award. During my time working with him at RDFC he had this certain 'ora' that made you respect him from the very start.

I presume the conclusion to his work will be the successful selling of the group this year to give the Griggs family a tidy c£130 million pounds retirement present.......