External chief executives not always best bet for UK companies
Bosses from outside the businesses are more likely to be forced out, says PwC research
Centrica: muzak to his ears
Chief executive can expect an easier rhythm to life at UK utility
Centrica CEO plots a reversal of fortune
Self-confessed oil man Iain Conn to pull back energy group’s upstream business
Neptune offers Laidlaw chance to hunt the North Sea
Ex-Centrica CEO to lead $5bn private equity vehicle that will hunt for targets in energy industry
WPP needs to line up an heir and a spare
Pay issue suggests a board in thrall to its chief executive
Sam Laidlaw to lead private equity push into oil and gas
Former Centrica chief to head venture with $5bn to spend
Sam Laidlaw returns to corporate stage
Former Centrica chief dubbed Sammy Two Pools over high executive pay awards
Sam Laidlaw-led private equity vehicle to focus on energy assets
Ex-Centrica chief returns to corporate stage seeking acquisitions in North Sea, Africa and Asia
HSBC hires headhunters in search for new board members
Five non-executive directors could be replaced within a couple of years
Investors in alleged tax avoidance scheme face HMRC squeeze
Investors given deadline to settle tax before tribunal hearing
Centrica criticises Ofgem as profits fall
British Gas owner rejects forecasts that profit margins will double
Centrica names BP veteran Conn as chief executive
Sam Laidlaw to retire after eight years at the helm
Ingenious Media tells celebrity investors they face tax crackdown
Film financier clients face big bills in HMRC move
HSBC’s HK sell note raises red flags over political bias
HSBC could have avoided embarrassment with its ‘sell’ note
Centrica lines up replacement for Laidlaw as more executives quit
Conn in talks to be next chief as head of British Gas unit quits
Slimmer pay packets may deter replacements
Departing trio at Centrica all saw sharp falls in total pay last year
Top bosses walk away from Centrica
Uncertainty over group as chiefs tire of being political punchbags
Centrica starts succession planning for chief Laidlaw
British Gas owner declines to put timescale on chief’s departure
Centrica warns of profits fall due to warmer winter
Energy group to sell more than half of its generating capacity
Centrica begins search for Sam Laidlaw’s replacement
Management shake-up comes as watchdog probes energy market
Centrica chief Sam Laidlaw says household fuel bills to drop
Annual profit at British Gas’s residential business falls 6%
