Rebirth of England.

Chapter 813 Gains and Losses
On July 7, after convening a board meeting, SEM Group announced that the current group CEO Fergal Hayden has ended his term and will serve as an advisor to the board of directors.

The board of directors decided to promote Michael Gray, the former CEO of Summit Media, to CEO of SEM Group, and Bonnie Cavendish, the executive director of SEM Group, to serve as CEO of Summit Media.

At this point, many people can see that given Michael Gray's age, he will only have one term as CEO of SEM Group. After his term expires, the person who will take over his position will most likely be Bonnie Cavendish.

She is not only Barron's ex-wife, but also has demonstrated extremely high personal abilities in the development of the SEM Group, especially in variety shows, where ITV has an advantage over other TV stations. Almost all of ITV's (and the original SDTV's) phenomenal variety shows are led by her.

It is also worth mentioning that in the Forbes list of the world's 100 most powerful women released earlier this year, Bonnie Cavendish ranked 50th - just after the Queen of England.

She is also the second-highest-ranked British woman.

It is worth mentioning that the top three on this list are German Chancellor Angela Merkel, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff.

It is also worth mentioning that IC Capital’s Chairman and CEO Ivanta TP is ranked 9th on this list, after Ao Guanhai’s wife Michelle…

Anyway, Barron asked the maid to collect all the newspapers that published the list that day...

By the way, after returning to London this time, Barron and his family moved into the renovated super mansion in Kensington. This super mansion was finally renovated after connecting his original villa here with three other adjacent villas.

Therefore, there is enough space here for Barron's women and children in London to live in. In particular, the garden that was rebuilt after demolishing one of the villas is the children's favorite place to play.

During the renovation process, the security level here has also been improved. It is no exaggeration to say that the security level here in Barron is now no less than that of Buckingham Palace.

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"what happened?"

"Lagarde has previously informed me about the aid to Greece..."

After leaving Italy, Barron came to France...

At this time, Ashley Weber in front of Barron had a rosy complexion and looked like a well-nourished woman.

Unfortunately, Ashley didn't get pregnant with Barron's child last time, so this time when he came here, he naturally needed to put in some energy and effort again...

"By the way, Barron, about Lagarde..."

Ashley told Barron:

"She was a little unwilling to accept what happened to the IMF president before..."

"It can't be helped, can it?"

Barron shrugged and said:

"No one could have predicted that something like this would happen to Kahn. As for the choice between her and Brown, the American people's choice is self-evident. I believe she can understand it."

Christine Lagarde is Barron's ally, but there is no way around it. Barron has a closer relationship with Brown. And after all, he is also a British man. He can only choose to support Brown in order to maximize his interests. And as he said, no one could have predicted that Strauss-Kahn would suddenly fall for the "sexual assault incident" before this... except for himself.

What's more, Lagarde is now in the position of French Finance Minister, which is more advantageous to Barron.

"What is Lagarde's attitude towards Greece's bailout?"

"Assistance is necessary, but first of all it cannot harm the interests of other countries too much, otherwise this kind of assistance will easily lead to the disintegration of the eurozone. Moreover, in addition to Greece, countries like Ireland and Portugal are also in danger."

Hearing Ashley say this, Barron smiled:

"So what's interesting is that Lagarde and Brown are basically in sync in their attitude towards Greece."

"I believe she would make the same choice if she were to take the position of IMF president. This is not just a problem concerning Greece alone."

In addition, they also talked about the L'Oreal Group.

With the "help" of many parties including Sarkozy, unlike Barron's previous life, Lilina Bettencourt won the lawsuit against her daughter Maye.

But according to Ashley's confirmed information, Lilina Bettencourt was indeed diagnosed with mild "mixed dementia" and suspected "Alzheimer's disease". Therefore, although her condition has further worsened, if her daughter continues to file a lawsuit, she is likely to still gain control of the Bettencourt family property.

For this reason, the GHL Group (Gucci-Hermès-L'Oréal Group) will also tighten its control over the L'Oréal Group, such as buying Lilina Bettencourt's L'Oréal Group shares, or injecting capital through other means to dilute the other party's shares.

Currently, GHL Group holds 69% of the shares of L'Oréal Group, and the remaining 31% is held by the Bettencourt family.

Of course, with the proportion of shares held by the Bettencourt family, they have basically lost most of their influence on the L'Oréal Group. Even the influence they have left will eventually be lost with the passage of time and the changes in the management of the L'Oréal Group.

However, the best option is to reduce the other party's shareholding as much as possible before Lilina Bettencourt loses control of the family, otherwise her daughter may cause trouble to the GHL Group.

Sarkozy did use his influence in this matter, but in other aspects...

"Although Sarkozy has eliminated his biggest competitor in this Strauss-Kahn incident, he has also lost a lot of points..."

"Yes, many people believe that the government's support for Kahn is insufficient, allowing the American conspiracy to succeed..."

As mentioned before, in the Strauss-Kahn incident, because of his previous performance as French Finance Minister and his tough stance as Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund, Strauss-Kahn still has many supporters in France.

Regarding the Kahn incident, the French people mostly believe that it was a conspiracy on the part of the United States and that the entire incident was a frame-up against Kahn.

Although France's "cold treatment" of Strauss-Kahn has successfully prevented Sarkozy from participating in the general election next year, this incident has also reduced his support among the public.

It seems that next year, Sarkozy will lose the election just like in the original time and space...

(End of this chapter)