- 320 pages
- English
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About this book
Scion of the great Quaker chocolate dynasty, Adrian Cadbury (1929-2015) was educated at Eton and Cambridge, yet never quite fitted into the mould of the British establishment.
As one of the most influential business personalities of the later 20th-century, he was a committed capitalist, but championed workers' rights and backed numerous social causes. By his death, he had given most of his fortune away. To most people, however, his private life remained a closed book, overshadowed by a string of family tragedies and the eventual hostile take-over of his world famous family-owned business.
The Cadbury Report, his pioneering work on corporate governance remains his greatest legacy, but Adrian Cadbury's career ranged far wider. With 2024 marking Cadbury's 200th anniversary, this is his first biography, and one drawn from interviews with the family and those who knew him. He was a huge public figure of his era – but few at the time understood the tragedy in his life, or how hard-won were the successes he achieved.
Table of contents
- Title Page
- Contents
- Dedication
- Foreword
- 1: Julian’s legacy
- 2: Practical mystic
- 3: The Davids
- 4: Breaking the bounds
- 5: On the water
- 6: Six-minute days
- 7: Family life
- 8: Succession
- 9: Biggest decision
- 10: What does Adrian think?
- 11: At the brink
- 12: Animal spirits
- 13: Cruel vicissitudes
- 14: No ‘Sir’
- 15: Creeping crumple
- 16: Comply or explain
- 17: Second city
- 18: X-ray vision
- 19: Turning point
- 20: Lunch with friends
- Chronology
- Select Bibliography
- Acknowledgements
- Picture credits
- Index
- Copyright
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