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Admiral does Wales proud




Congratulations to Henry Engelhardt and his team at Admiral for becoming the first Welsh business to make the FT 100, replacing the beleaguered Northern Rock.

It is thoroughly deserved not only for their business acumen in creating new brands such as confused.com but the way that they look after their staff, which is one of their key priorities. I found out first hand when I undertook a research project for the Welsh Management Council on the best workplaces in Wales.

Perhaps one story which personifies Henry's character is the time when I had invited him to sit as a member of the advisory board for the Business School at Bangor University.

We were having a dinner for the board in Beaumaris and Henry was due in at around 4 o clock. He eventually arrived at 9.30pm having driven up especially for the meeting from his son's school in the South West of England. The reason he was late was that he been stuck in traffic in the Midlands for four hours. Whilst others would have turned back, he was determined to make the long and arduous journey to Bangor because he had made me a promise to attend.

A true gentleman and a true businessman - he and his team deserve their continuing success.

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Anonymous said…
all that glisters is not gold - sometimes what the management says is not always what the staff experience.
December 13, 2007 11:23 am
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