In 1993 Louise Blouin was one of approximately 200 "Global Leaders of Tomorrow" listed by the World Economic Forum
Oops, it's another #Epstein connection
"Louise Blouin is the sister of Hélène Desmarais, wife of Paul Desmarais Jr. (chairman of the board of directors of Power Corporation) "
#Sarkozy
"From the jet set to the courts: the setbacks of a wealthy businesswoman" tvanouvelles.ca/2022/05/14/du-…
"Carlos Slim attended an event hosted by Louise Blouin in New York in September 2011, the Blouin Creative Leadership Summit, where he received an award. "
[Google translated from French]
"A wealthy businesswoman who owns $200 million in real estate is racking up legal proceedings, notably in the context of an offer to purchase one of the most expensive houses in Quebec...
The lawsuits suggest a princely lifestyle for the woman who made her fortune in particular with her shares in Trader Classified Media (the owner of Auto Hebdo), which she liquidated in 2005
WHO IS LOUISE BLOUIN? ..
She has been in the entourage of Prince Andrew & Bill Clinton..
Her name has appeared in the Panama Papers..
[She reminds me of the black sweater club 🤔👇]
"She made her fortune following the creation w her second husband John MacBain, of the classifieds company “Trader Classified Media”. During her divorce in 2000, her former husband gave her $200 million representing the value of her shares in the company"
tvanouvelles.ca/2016/04/09/la-…
2017 "John McCall MacBain O.C. was presented with the Sheldon Medal yesterday for his visionary support for the University of Oxford "
#Rhodes
rhodeshouse.ox.ac.uk/news-events/la…
The Rt Hon Lord Chris Patten of Barnes, Chancellor of the University of Oxford, presented the silver medal
"Professor Louise Richardson, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Oxford, added: ‘We see the evidence of this generosity all around the University. It has never been more important for universities to have the support of philanthropists.’ "
☝️Re Professor Louise Richardson
"Her leadership at the University of Oxford played an important role in the successful development of a vaccine to combat Covid-19 "
ft.com/content/c833d2…
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FT : "In the early stage of vaccine development, for example, scientists at Oxford’s Jenner Institute needed £1m immediately to manufacture trial doses. There was no time to seek the money from external sources so Richardson agreed to provide it from central university funds...
Jul. 2020
"A generous gift of £3.5 million from Lakshmi Mittal and his family has secured the future of a critical professorship in vaccinology at the University. The post, which is currently held by Professor Adrian Hill,..
development.ox.ac.uk/news/future-of…
will be known as the Lakshmi Mittal and Family Professorship of Vaccinology in recognition of this support."
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lakshmi_M…
Lakshmi Mittal is also a member of the board of trustees of the Cleveland Clinic
In 2002, Plaid Cymru MP Adam Price obtained a letter written by Tony Blair to the Romanian Government in support of Mittal's LNM Group steel company, which was in the process of bidding to buy Romania's state-owned industry..
news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/w…
This revelation caused controversy, because Mittal had given £125,000 to the British Labour Party the previous year.
Blair's letter hinted that the privatisation of the firm and sale to Mittal might help smooth the way for Romania's entry into the EU
"In 2007, it was announced that the Mittal family had purchased a 20 per cent shareholding in Queens Park Rangers football club joining Flavio Briatore and Mittal's friend Bernie Ecclestone"
> Tamara 👇 ....................................... [#NHS]
As part of the investment Mittal's son-in-law, Amit Bhatia, took a place on the board of directors. The combined investment in the struggling club sparked suggestions that Mittal might be looking to join the growing ranks of wealthy individuals investing heavily in
English football and emulating similar benefactors such as Roman Abramovich
"On 19 February 2010 , Briatore resigned as QPR chairman, and sold further shares in the club to Ecclestone, making Ecclestone the single largest shareholder."
"Isha Ambani’s wedding: Hillary Clinton to Lakshmi Mittal, a list of global leaders who are attending
The Clintons and the Ambanis have an association that goes back more than 18 years and have met several times both in India and abroad, according to Indian media reports. "
2018 : livemint.com/Politics/6jY3p…
" Former head of advertising giant WPP, Martin Sorrell, BP Group CEO Bob Dudley, Huffington Post founder Arianna Huffington, 21st Century Fox CEO James Murdoch and Saudi Energy Minister Khalid Al-Falih are also invited"
"Mittal's residence at 18–19 Kensington Palace Gardens—which was purchased from Formula One boss Bernie Ecclestone in 2004 for £67 million (US$128 million) ...."
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Amit Bhatia is a William Pitt Group group member at CHATHAM HOUSE 👀
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amit_Bhat…
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