The 'Silver Fox' addicted to work, even in his sleep

From: The Evening Standard (London, England) | Date: May 9, 2007 | Copyright information

STEFANO PESSINA'S admirers in the City call him the "Silver Fox", a tribute to his coiffure and celebrated business acuity. His wife Barbara calls him an "overweight workaholic".

Somewhere between these assessments is the truth about the man who masterminded Europe's biggest private equity deal and, in the process, cashed in Pounds 500 million worth of shares.

Pessina, 65, courted controversy when, as Alliance Boots deputy chairman and largest shareholder with a 15 per cent holding, he climbed into bed with American buyout consortium Kohlberg Kravis Roberts.

Some saw his actions as a ...

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