biography
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Rowland, Tiny
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originally Rowland W Furhop
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| sex:
| male
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| lived:
| (1917–98)
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| biography:
| Financier, born in India. He joined Lonrho (London and Rhodesian Mining and Land Company) in 1961, and became chief executive and managing director. In 1983 he became chairman of The Observer newspaper, which he sold to The Guardian in 1993. He stepped down from Lonrho in 1994, following a bitter battle for control of the company with German property tycoon Dieter Bock. |
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