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Virgin Group Founder
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FOUNDER OF VIRGIN GROUPSir Richard Charles Nicholas Branson18 July 1950 (age 65) at Blackheath, London Had dyslexia : reading disorder- pronouncing words, understanding words, writing words and spelling wordsVirgin Group hold over 200 companies around the worldHad an estimated net worth of US$4.9 billion.
1973 Formed a Virgin Recording StudioReleased worldwide hit recordsSigned various hit star Sex Pistols, Mike OldfieldWorld largest independent record label
BUSINESS
1984 Launched Virgin Atlantic airlinesAgainst giant company British AirwaysReceived very positive response from customer
1966 He quit school at age 16 to start STUDENT magazineThe magazine not a money maker
1971 Opens his first record shop on Oxford StreetTrading under name `VirginSelling records at discounted priceJailed for avoid British Sales tax
1988 Virgin Megastore launchedGames, electronics, records, tickets
1993 Entering into the railway business.Virgin Train
2004 Space Flight CompanyVirgin Galactic
2007 Bank based businessVirgin Money
2010 Virgin Racing.Formula One team previously known as Manor Grand Prix
CHALLENGESEconomy CrisisPrice of aircraft fuel doubled. Fewer people traveling - fear of terrorist. British Airways launched a secret dirty campaign against Virgin Atlantic.
Financial problemVirgin Atlantic financial crisis. Forcing him to sell Virgin Records to Thorn-EMI The sale generated nearly $1 billion.
Virgin Galactic CrashSpacecraft accident during test flight. Co pilot killed, pilot saved .
Arrested and jailedSTUDENT magazine not sell well. Lack of cash. Scheming to avoid paying tax
CONTRIBUTIONRichard pledged to commit $3 billion, all profits from his travel firms over the next ten years, to the reduction of global warming.
Richard is Patron of the International Rescue Corps.
He set up Virgin Unite to encourage all of his staff to tackle tough social problems.
A founding sponsor of the International Centre for Missing & Exploited Children ("ICMEC"), the goal of which is to help find missing children, and to stop the exploitation of children.
Branson is a signatory of Global Zero (campaign), a non-profit international initiative for the elimination of all nuclear weapons worldwide.
Moral ValuesTrue adventurerSeveral world record holderAcross Atlantic by balloon, racing boat, etc
Willing to take risk Not fear of failing
Never give upAlways move forward after facing various challenges
GenerousHe distributed 3 million compensation from British Airways among his staff founding sponsor of the International Centre for Missing & Exploited Children ("ICMEC")
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