Simon Nixon

The Irishman, the Dutchwoman and the Indian who put the home team to shame

The Irishman, the Dutchwoman and the Indian who put the home team to shame

issue 30 December 2006

It says something about how cosmopolitan the City has become that, for my money, the three winners of my personal ‘people of the year’ awards are an Irishman, a Dutchwoman and an Indian. The latter is Lakshmi Mittal, who had the audacity to take on the French establishment with his bid for Arcelor and win.

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