Businessmen - CEO's - Executives
Jul. 07, 1964 - Ferranti Chief In Family Showdown At The Company's Annual General Meeting In London The Ferranti missile scandal brought a Ferranti family dispute into the open when Mr. Sebastian de Ferranti, chairman of the electronics firm, heard a demand that his uncle, Mr. Denis de Ferranti, should re join the firm's board. The demand was made by accountant, Robart Moore at the company's annual general meting in London. It came during question time on the firm's annual report, which mentioned the £5½ million profit made by the company on a Government contract for the Bloodhound guided-missile project. Denis de Ferranti formed his own electronics firm after he left the board of Ferranti Ltd. in 1951. Photo Shows: Mr. Sebastian De Ferranti, the chairman of the electronics firm, pictured at the meeting in a London hotel
