Maurice Flanagan
Maurice Flanagan
Sir Maurice Flanagan, KBEwas a British businessman, the founding CEO of Emirates and the executive vice-chairman of The Emirates Group...
NationalityBritish
ProfessionBusinessman
Date of Birth17 November 1928
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Dubai has got very little oil; it is Abu Dhabi that has got the oil. Dubai has very small resources, and it is running out, so the government's plan has been to relieve Dubai of any dependency on oil at all by 2010.
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It is rather a slap in the face.
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I could have been a professional footballer and trialled with Blackburn Rovers. But I snapped my cruciate ligaments, an injury that has dogged me ever since.
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There is no better way to manage than by walking around. Autocracy doesn't work. Talk to people in their offices, find out what's on their minds.