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8 unusual facts about Virgin Group


Derek Cook

In addition to the formation of DC Cook Direct, Derek Cook had also formed Motor Solutions in 2002, an online discount dealer of new and used cars, which was later sold to Virgin Group (with Virgin taking a 53% stake, and keeping Cook on as the chief executive), and renamed as Virgin Cars, before its closure in January 2006, seven months after Cook's death.

Justin Berfield

As of 2010, Berfield is Chief Creative Officer of Virgin Produced, a film and television development, packaging, and production company announced in 2010 by the Virgin Group.

Keep Our NHS Public

In April 2012 it organised a weekend of action against Virgin Media in opposition to the activities of Virgin Care, a division of Branson’s company.

Niall Mackenzie

On 10 November 2006, it was announced that he would be returning to Yamaha to act as ambassador for the Virgin Mobile Cup and youth development coordinator for Team Virgin Mobile Racing.

Star of Love

Josh Holliday of Virgin Media gave the album a 10/10, and called it "an eclectic barrage of contrasting, and often cacophonously clashing genre combinations...it's this constant flittering and fidgeting between reality and surrealism, fact and fiction, British and Basque that propels Crystal Fighters into mythical realms".

The MobileStore

In March 2007, The Essar Group, the promoters of The MobileStore, entered into a Co-branding Agreement with Richard Branson's Virgin Group.

Virgin Gaming

Virgin Gaming is a venture between WorldGaming.com and Virgin Group which was formed during June 2010 in Toronto.

Wish I Was

Shaw was by now romantically involved with Nik Powell, co-founder of the Virgin Group and Palace Entertainment, who she would later marry.


Calvin Ayre

Ayre modeled his personal brand after Virgin Group founder Richard Branson and the way Branson applied the Virgin brand to a diverse range of business ventures.

Ayre has expressed his admiration of Virgin Group founder Richard Branson’s use of his personal brand to promote his companies and the way Branson applied the Virgin brand to a diverse range of business ventures.

Collective investment scheme

In 1998 Richard Branson (head of Virgin) publicly bet Nicola Horlick (head of SG Asset Management) that her SG UK Growth fund would not beat the FTSE 100 index, nor his Virgin Index Tracker fund over three years, nor achieve its stated aim to beat the index by 2% each year.

Jason Cranford Teague

Jason has been working as an Internet designer for more than 10 years creating real-world solutions for clients including Coca-Cola, Virgin Group, CNN, Kodak, and WebMD.

Mastertronic

Virgin stepped in and Richard Branson purchased the 45% of shares held by the outside investment group.

Mr Bingo

Among his many clients are such big-name companies as Oxfam, Orange, Microsoft, Nike, the BBC, Volkswagen, Virgin, Converse, Howies, Carhartt, Absolut and MTV.

System access fee

Richard Branson, chairman of Virgin Group, criticized Rogers' Government Regulatory Recovery Fee.

Tony Rea

1997 - Richard Branson's Virgin empire buy a majority stake in the club (Virgin sold stake in club in 2001)

Virgin Cars

Virgin Cars Ltd was an Internet automobile retailer started by British entrepreneur Sir Richard Branson and co-founded by Ian Lancaster in May 2000 as part of the Virgin brand of companies.

Virgin Radio Lebanon

Virgin Radio Lebanon is a sequel to the Virgin Radio chain launched by Richard Branson which is also part of the Virgin Group.


see also

Alex Okosi

Interviewees have included former British Prime Minister Tony Blair, Sir Richard Branson of Virgin Group, and Liberian President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf.

Beardy

Richard Branson, founder of Virgin group of companies, commonly called Beardy by Jeremy Clarkson

LIAT

On July 2013, the airline received a complaint from a passenger, which went viral on the internet and caused a reaction by Virgin Group President Richard Branson.

Virgin Express

Virgin Express started on 23 April 1996, when the Virgin Group (with chairman Richard Branson) bought the Belgian leisure airline EBA (EuroBelgian Airlines) and rebranded it into Virgin Express.