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Koch-Glitsch Canada Company
18 Dallas Street
L9P 1C6 Uxbridge
Canada
L9P 1C6 Uxbridge
Canada
http://www.utne.com/Wild-Green/Get-the-Koch-Brothers-Out-of-Your-Gear.aspx
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http://www.vanityfair.com/online/daily/2011/03/boycott-of-billionaire-koch-brothers-does-not-leave-very-many-paper-towel-options
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Lend-Lease (Public Law 77-11)[1] was the program under which the United States of America supplied the United Kingdom, the Soviet Union, China, Free France, and other Allied nations with war materiel between 1941 and 1945. It was signed into law on March 11, 1941, a year and a half after the outbreak of war in Europe in September 1939 but nine months before the U.S. entered the war in December 1941. Formally titled An Act to Further Promote the Defense of the United States, the Act effectively ended the United States' pretense of neutrality.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Materiel (I didn't know there was a different spelling material???) ...cal
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Materiel (from the French "matériel" for equipment or hardware, related to the word material) is a term used in English to refer to the equipment and supplies in military and commercial supply chain management.
In a military context, materiel relates to the specific needs of a force to complete a specific mission. The term is also often used in a general sense ("men and materiel") to describe the needs of a functioning army.
Materiel in the commercial distribution context comprises the items being moved by the services of or as the products of the business, as distinct from those involved in operating the business itself.
http://www.duffminster.com/times/node/580
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A Bloomberg Markets investigation has found that Koch Industries -- in addition to being involved in improper payments to win business in Africa, India and the Middle East -- has sold millions of dollars of petrochemical equipment to Iran, a country the U.S. identifies as a sponsor of global terrorism.
The ‘Koch Method’
Internal company documents show that the company made those sales through foreign subsidiaries, thwarting a U.S. trade ban. Koch Industries units have also rigged prices with competitors, lied to regulators and repeatedly run afoul of environmental regulations, resulting in five criminal convictions since 1999 in the U.S. and Canada.
From 1999 through 2003, Koch Industries was assessed more than $400 million in fines, penalties and judgments. In December 1999, a civil jury found that Koch Industries had taken oil it didn’t pay for from federal land by mismeasuring the amount of crude it was extracting. Koch paid a $25 million settlement to the U.S.
Phil Dubose, a Koch employee who testified against the company said he and his colleagues were shown by their managers how to steal and cheat -- using techniques they called the Koch Method.
http://richardbrenneman.wordpress.com/2011/02/26/anonymous-vs-koch-brothers-opwisconsin/
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Press Release: #OpWisconsinhttp://muskogeenow.com/story.php?id=532
Dear Citizens of the United States of America,
It has come to our attention that the brothers, David and Charles Koch–the billionaire owners of Koch Industries–have long attempted to usurp American Democracy. Their actions to undermine the legitimate political process in Wisconsin are the final straw. Starting today we fight back.
Koch Industries, and oligarchs like them, have most recently started to manipulate the political agenda in Wisconsin. Governor Walker’s union-busting budget plan contains a clause that went nearly un-noticed. This clause would allow the sale of publicly owned utility plants in Wisconsin to private parties (specifically, Koch Industries) at any price, no matter how low, without a public bidding process. The Koch’s have helped to fuel the unrest in Wisconsin and the drive behind the bill to eliminate the collective bargaining power of unions in a bid to gain a monopoly over the state’s power supplies.
The Koch brothers have made a science of fabricating ‘grassroots’ organizations and advertising campaigns to support them in an attempt to sway voters based on their falsehoods. Americans for Prosperity, Club for Growth and Citizens United are just a few of these organizations. In a world where corporate money has become the lifeblood of political influence, the labor unions are one of the few ways citizens have to fight against corporate greed. Anonymous cannot ignore the plight of the citizen-workers of Wisconsin, or the opportunity to fight for the people in America’s broken political system. For these reasons, we feel that the Koch brothers threaten the United States democratic system and, by extension, all freedom-loving individuals everywhere. As such, we have no choice but to spread the word of the Koch brothers’ political manipulation, their single-minded intent and the insidious truth of their actions in Wisconsin, for all to witness.
Anonymous hears the voice of the downtrodden American people, whose rights and liberties are being systematically removed one by one, even when their own government refuses to listen or worse – is complicit in these attacks. We are actively seeking vulnerabilities, but in the mean time we are calling for all supporters of true Democracy, and Freedom of The People, to boycott all Koch Industries’ paper products. We welcome unions across the globe to join us in this boycott to show that you will not allow big business to dictate your freedom.
To identify these brands, please look for the following logo anywhere on the packaging:
U.S. Product Boycott List
- Vanity Fair
- Quilted Northern
- Angel Soft
- Sparkle
- Brawny
- Mardi Gras
- Dixie
European Product Boycott List
- Demak’Up
- Kitten Soft
- Lotus / Lotus Soft
- Tenderly
- Nouvelle Soft
- Okay Ktchen Towels
- Colhogar
- Delica
- Inversoft
- Tutto
Anonymous.
We are Legion.
We do not forgive.
We do not forget.
Expect us.
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1) Georgia-Pacific owners make fortune selling illegally to Iran
Posted by Leif Wright on 2011-10-04 07:19:43
An investigative report by Bloomberg has uncovered a scheme by the owners of Georgia-Pacific, the Koch family, to make illegal bribes and sales, and of firing the employee who uncovered the corruption.
2) More damning, however, is that the Bloomberg investigation uncovered millions of dollars of sales of sensitive pipeline materials to Iran, a country under trade sanction because it is identified by the federal government as a global sponsor of terrorism.
Internal company records show that Koch Industries used its foreign subsidiary to sidestep a U.S. trade ban barring American companies from selling materials to Iran.
The company’s products helped build a methanol plant for Zagros Petrochemical Co., a unit of Iran’s state-owned National Iranian Petrochemical Co., the documents show. The facility, in the coastal city of Bandar Assaluyeh, is now the largest methanol plant in the world, according to IHS Inc., an Englewood, Colorado-based provider of chemicals, energy and economic data.
There is more here.
http://www.telegeography.com/products/commsupdate/articles/2010/12/06/zain-picks-ubs-to-sell-saudi-unit-shareholder-threatens-legal-action-to-derail-etisalat-deal/
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http://www.dailykos.com/story/2011/03/08/953823/-Do-the-Koch-brothers-control-YOUR-local-media
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http://www.businesspundit.com/25-tycoons-who-run-the-world/
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Through its Americana goods group, MAK runs brands including KFC, Pizza Hut, TGI Friday’s, and Krispy Kreme http://www.makharafi.net/share1.html in the Middle East. MAK used to own a major stake in Kuwait’s biggest mobile phone company, Zain, but it’s trying to sell. It also owns significant stakes in Krispy Kreme Donuts and the National Bank of Kuwait. Maybe donuts will be a reception feature at one of its latest projects is a massive tourist resort in Egypt.
http://www.herbertsmith.com/Locations/HerbertSmithLondon/LondonCredentials.htm
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Corporate
British Sky Broadcasting Group plc on News Corporation's proposed £7.8 billion possible offer
Arriva on the recommended £1.585 billion takeover offer from Deutsche Bahn AG, the German state-owned transport and logistics group
Bharti Airtel on its $10.7 billion (£6.8 billion) acquisition of the African businesses of Kuwaiti telecoms group Zain
Credit Suisse, HSBC and J.P. Morgan Cazenove on Prudential's proposed US$21 billion rights issue in connection with the intended US$35.5 billion acquisition of AIG's Asian operations
Lazard, Citi, Deutsche Bank and Centerview Partners on Kraft's £11.9 billion recommended bid for Cadbury
http://www.economist.com/node/15596126
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However, since the parent company’s spectacular collapse and rescue by the American taxpayer, AIG’s huge and profitable Asian life-assurance subsidiary, AIA, has been lumbered with an unwilling owner, unstable management and unresolved questions over its future. Such uncertainty is especially damaging for an assurer, whose customers need to be sure it will survive long enough to pay out on policies decades in the future.
Finding a credible new owner for AIA, ideally one with long experience in Asia, is an obvious solution. This is the logic behind the proposed $35.5 billion purchase of the firm by Prudential of Britain, announced on March 1st. The deal, if it comes off, is an audacious one. Prudential (which is unrelated to the American insurer of the same name) intends to pay a sum greatly exceeding its own market value, which was around $23 billion before the proposal was announced.
http://www.quinnemanuel.com/attorneys/carlinsky-michael-b.aspx
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Representing INVISTA, a subsidiary of Koch Industries, in multiple trade secret litigations against Rhodia.
http://www.courtroomview.com/proceedings/invista-v-rhodia-hearing-2011-03-28
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Description
Hearing on motion to stay and dismiss.Via the Womble Carlyle Trade Secrets Blog: "Koch Industries Inc.'s Invista unit sued French chemicals maker Rhodia SA in Delaware state court for theft and misappropriation of a chemical process technology used to make a type of resin.
The suit comes two weeks after a federal judge tossed a case filed in New York against Rhodia and DuPont Co. We blogged that dismissal here: http://wombletradesecrets.blogspot.com/2008/10/federal-judge-dismisses-invistas-trade.html An amended complaint was filed a week ago in federal court against DuPont, focusing on misappropriation of intellectual property, unfair competition and breach of contracts.
The suits are seeking damages and a barring of the companies' alleged misconduct."
http://wombletradesecrets.blogspot.com/2008/11/invista-sues-dupont-rhodia-in-delaware.html
http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Invista
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History
On September 4, 2003, the E.I. duPont de Nemours and Company (DuPont) renamed its DuPont Textiles & Interiors (DTI) unit, choosing Invista as a step toward its eventual separation, either by spin-off or sale. [2] On April 30, 2004, the sale of the DuPont Textiles and Interiors assets to Koch Industries, Inc. for $4.2 billion was finalized. The transaction involved more than 40 sites worldwide. Twelve acquired facilities were located in the U.S., the Seaford, Del. facility and facilities located at: Athens, Ga.; Calhous, Ga.; Camden, S.C.; Chattanooga, Tenn.; Dalton, Ga.; Kinston, N.C.; LaPorte, Texas; Martinsville, Va.; Orange, Texas; Victoria, Texas; and Waynesboro, Va.[3]Power plants
Existing Coal Plants
The Invista Seaford Power Plant provides power to Invista's Seaford, Delaware synthetic textiles manufacturing facility, and the Invista Waynesboro Power Plant in Waynesboro,Virginia, provides power to Invista's Waynesboro synthetic textiles manufacturing facility. [4] [5] The Camden May Power Plant produces power for Invista's Camden May polymers manufacturing plant.[6]| Plant Name | State | Year(s) Built | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Invista Seaford Power Plant | DE | 1939 | 10 MW, 10 MW, 10MW |
| Invista Waynesboro Power Plant | VA | 1929 | 3.0 MW, 3.0 MW, 3.0 MW, 3.4 MW |
| Camden May Power Plant | SC | 1952, 1952, 1993 | 5.5 MW, 5.5 MW, 19.0 MW, |
Seaford Environmental Violations
The Seaford plant burns coal and in 2001 reported discharging into the air 130 pounds of the neurotoxin mercury. Total “Toxic Release Inventory” on-site releases for that year were 469,000 pounds. For 2005, the total was 602,000 pounds. By 2007, the amounts reported had increased to 764,000 pounds. Careless disposal of coal ash on the site has contaminated groundwater with arsenic, carbon tetrachloride, and other toxic chemicals.[7]A December 2008 EPA Region 3 progress report on the Invista Seaford Plant found arsenic in the underlying groundwater, and stated the "source of the arsenic is most likely coal ash generated by the site’s power plant." Invista has said it is converting its coal-fired boilers to natural gas, however activists such as Citizens for Clean Power and the Sierra Club argue any additional coal ash generated should only be disposed of in a lined landfill.[8]
In April 2009 it was determined that INVISTA would pay a civil penalty of $850,000 to EPA and a civil penalty of $500,000 to Delaware for environmental violations found through audit at various INVISTA facilities, including the INVISTA-Seaford Plant. A Consent Decree was lodged in the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware specifying corrective actions expected to result in net reductions in emissions from three boilers at the Seaford plant of 1,029 tons per year of nitrogen oxides; 4,211 tons per year of sulfur oxides; and 269 tons per year of particulate matter.[9]
http://www.dnrec.delaware.gov/News/Pages/EnvironmentalViolationsatINVISTA%E2%80%99sSeafordPlant.aspx
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NEWS FROM THE DELAWARE DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL
April 13, 2009
Vol. 39, No. 146
For further information, contact Ali Mirzakhalili, Air Quality Administrator, (302) 739-9402, or Melinda Carl, Public Affairs, 302-739-9902
Environmental Violations at INVISTA’s Seaford Plant
Resolved Through Consent Decree Filed in District Court
Corrective Actions Will Reduce Air Pollution at Facility
The Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control today joined the U.S. Department of Justice on behalf of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control and the Chattanooga-Hamilton County Air Pollution Control Board in a settlement with INVISTA S.à r.l which resolves environmental violations found through audit at various INVISTA facilities, including the INVISTA-Seaford Plant.
A Consent Decree lodged today in the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware specifies corrective actions and is expected to result in net reductions in emissions from three boilers at the Seaford plant of 1,029 tons per year of nitrogen oxides; 4,211 tons per year of sulfur oxides; and 269 tons per year of particulate matter. These reductions are calculated from aggregate 2005 and 2006 emissions levels.
INVISTA will pay a civil penalty of $850,000 to EPA and a civil penalty of $500,000 to Delaware. The Consent Decree includes stipulated penalties for noncompliance and is subject to a 30-day public comment period and final approval by the Court.
On April 30, 2004, E.I. duPont de Nemours and Company and INVISTA finalized the sale of the DuPont Textiles and Interiors assets to INVISTA. The transaction involved more than 40 sites worldwide. Twelve acquired facilities were located in the U.S., the Seaford, Del. facility and facilities located at: Athens, Ga.; Calhous, Ga.; Camden, S.C.; Chattanooga, Tenn.; Dalton, Ga.; Kinston, N.C.; LaPorte, Texas; Martinsville, Va.; Orange, Texas; Victoria, Texas; and Waynesboro, Va.
Following identification and disclosure of certain pre-closing date environmental noncompliance existing at some of the acquired facilities, INVISTA and EPA in July and August of 2004 agreed that, pursuant to EPA’s Policy on Incentives for Self-Policing: Discovery, Disclosure, Correction and Prevention of Violations, INVISTA would conduct audits at the acquired facilities.
The Seaford facility is located at 25876 DuPont Road where synthetic resins and fibers are manufactured. The synthetic fibers are produced as filament yarns. The resin is either used on-site to produce fibers or sold off-site in the form of pellets. The facility currently has seven vaporizers, three boilers capable of burning coal or fuel oil and one package boiler.
The auditors concluded that some projects at the Seaford facility violated the Clean Air Act’s New Source Review Prevention of Significant Deterioration requirements and there were violations of the Clean Water Act, EPCRA (Emergency Planning and Community Right to know Act), RCRA (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act) and FIFRA (Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act). All the violations occurred before INVISTA purchased the Seaford facility from DuPont in 2004.
The most significant violations at the Seaford facility related to the Clean Air Act. Injunctive relief for Delaware in the proposed settlement is aimed at reducing air pollution emissions. Although the Consent Decree provides for other options to meet the pollution reduction targets, INVISTA has sought and obtained permits for the option that will cease coal firing on Boilers No. 1 and 3 and permanently shut down Boiler No. 2.
Additionally, as part of this option, INVISTA is required to install and continuously operate a natural gas-fired boiler with selective catalytic reduction technology for controlling nitrogen oxides emissions. The Consent Decree also specifies certain requirements for utilization of fuels in the seven vaporizers that will result in additional reductions of air pollution emissions.
http://greendel.org/?p=333
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April 13, 2009
Vol. 39, No. 146
For further information, contact Ali Mirzakhalili, Air Quality Administrator, (302) 739-9402, or Melinda Carl, Public Affairs, 302-739-9902
Environmental Violations at INVISTA’s Seaford Plant
Resolved Through Consent Decree Filed in District Court
Corrective Actions Will Reduce Air Pollution at Facility
The Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control today joined the U.S. Department of Justice on behalf of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control and the Chattanooga-Hamilton County Air Pollution Control Board in a settlement with INVISTA S.à r.l which resolves environmental violations found through audit at various INVISTA facilities, including the INVISTA-Seaford Plant.
A Consent Decree lodged today in the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware specifies corrective actions and is expected to result in net reductions in emissions from three boilers at the Seaford plant of 1,029 tons per year of nitrogen oxides; 4,211 tons per year of sulfur oxides; and 269 tons per year of particulate matter. These reductions are calculated from aggregate 2005 and 2006 emissions levels.
INVISTA will pay a civil penalty of $850,000 to EPA and a civil penalty of $500,000 to Delaware. The Consent Decree includes stipulated penalties for noncompliance and is subject to a 30-day public comment period and final approval by the Court.
On April 30, 2004, E.I. duPont de Nemours and Company and INVISTA finalized the sale of the DuPont Textiles and Interiors assets to INVISTA. The transaction involved more than 40 sites worldwide. Twelve acquired facilities were located in the U.S., the Seaford, Del. facility and facilities located at: Athens, Ga.; Calhous, Ga.; Camden, S.C.; Chattanooga, Tenn.; Dalton, Ga.; Kinston, N.C.; LaPorte, Texas; Martinsville, Va.; Orange, Texas; Victoria, Texas; and Waynesboro, Va.
Following identification and disclosure of certain pre-closing date environmental noncompliance existing at some of the acquired facilities, INVISTA and EPA in July and August of 2004 agreed that, pursuant to EPA’s Policy on Incentives for Self-Policing: Discovery, Disclosure, Correction and Prevention of Violations, INVISTA would conduct audits at the acquired facilities.
The Seaford facility is located at 25876 DuPont Road where synthetic resins and fibers are manufactured. The synthetic fibers are produced as filament yarns. The resin is either used on-site to produce fibers or sold off-site in the form of pellets. The facility currently has seven vaporizers, three boilers capable of burning coal or fuel oil and one package boiler.
The auditors concluded that some projects at the Seaford facility violated the Clean Air Act’s New Source Review Prevention of Significant Deterioration requirements and there were violations of the Clean Water Act, EPCRA (Emergency Planning and Community Right to know Act), RCRA (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act) and FIFRA (Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act). All the violations occurred before INVISTA purchased the Seaford facility from DuPont in 2004.
The most significant violations at the Seaford facility related to the Clean Air Act. Injunctive relief for Delaware in the proposed settlement is aimed at reducing air pollution emissions. Although the Consent Decree provides for other options to meet the pollution reduction targets, INVISTA has sought and obtained permits for the option that will cease coal firing on Boilers No. 1 and 3 and permanently shut down Boiler No. 2.
Additionally, as part of this option, INVISTA is required to install and continuously operate a natural gas-fired boiler with selective catalytic reduction technology for controlling nitrogen oxides emissions. The Consent Decree also specifies certain requirements for utilization of fuels in the seven vaporizers that will result in additional reductions of air pollution emissions.
http://greendel.org/?p=333
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“Less than a month after the sale, Invista claims it discovered serious environmental hazards and public health risks, and as a result of these findings they have now has filed suit for $800 million. Among the first finds was the benzene treatment unit which the lawsuit claims DuPont had operated illegally since 2000.”
“According to the lawsuit, Invista had to act swiftly and report the violations and avoid criminal prosecution. …. Invista has filed suit in the U. S. District Court Southern District of New York which also seeks punitive damages “because DuPont knew of several of the more dangerous safety and environmental violations, knew those violations placed its workers and the public at risk, took no action to rectify them, and failed to disclose them to Invista.” Read more
In March, the court refused to toss out this lawsuit.
One of the DuPont facilities sold to Koch was the 750 acre Seaford Nylon Plant, world’s first nylon-spinning plant, polluting Sussex County, Delaware, since 1938. For instance, the plant burns coal and in 2001 reported discharging into the air 130 pounds of the neurotoxin mercury, more than Indian River or Edge Moor power plants reported (Indian River was under-reporting). Total “Toxic Release Inventory” on-site releases for that year were 469,000 pounds. For 2005, the total was 602,000 pounds. By 2007, the amounts reported had increased to 764,000 pounds. Careless disposal of coal ash on the site has contaminated groundwater with arsenic, carbon tetrachloride, and other toxic chemicals.
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http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Wilson_Benjamin
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http://www.bmb.com.bh/management/board/sheikh_abdulla_alsabah.asp
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Sheikh Abdulla Ali K. Al Sabah (Director since May 2005)
Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chairman of the Executive Committee
Prior to his election as Vice Chairman in March 2006, Sheikh Abdulla was a member of the Board of Directors. A member of the Ruling Family of the State of Kuwait, Sheikh Abdulla is the Chairman of Lotus Air a charter company in Egypt, Managing Director of Lotus Real Estate Development Company, General Manager of Universal Media in Kuwait, Board Member of Authentium a company in the security software industry based in U.S, and serves on the Boards of many other companies in Kuwait and the US. He has a Master’s in Finance from George Washington University.
http://www.gp-europe.net/Brands/brand_detail.cfm?id=9
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Lotus is one of our principal European brands, and the market leader in several countries. Lotus offers a complete range of disposable paper products - everything from premium quality to value paper disposables. Loved for its convenience, comfort and cost, the Lotus brand is also known for its innovation and committment to support sustainable forest management.
http://www.charleskochinstitute.org/associate-program/?gclid=CL_bs7iB86sCFQhrgwodET7XMw
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http://myfivebest.com/dont-be-a-koch-head-boycott-these-products/
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http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Wilson_Benjamin
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Wilson Benjamin
From SourceWatch
"Mr. Wilson Benjamin is a former auditor and investment banking professional and is currently the President & CEO of Al-Fawares Group. Mr. Benjamin manages several significant investments in the GCC area, including significant equity holdings in Gulf-region television, radio and print media assets, and stakes in several leading telecommunications companies, including MTC-Vodaphone, the region’s leading mobile phone system. Mr. Benjamin has been on the board of Authentium since January 2004." [1]http://www.bmb.com.bh/management/board/sheikh_abdulla_alsabah.asp
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Sheikh Abdulla Ali K. Al Sabah (Director since May 2005)
Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chairman of the Executive Committee
Prior to his election as Vice Chairman in March 2006, Sheikh Abdulla was a member of the Board of Directors. A member of the Ruling Family of the State of Kuwait, Sheikh Abdulla is the Chairman of Lotus Air a charter company in Egypt, Managing Director of Lotus Real Estate Development Company, General Manager of Universal Media in Kuwait, Board Member of Authentium a company in the security software industry based in U.S, and serves on the Boards of many other companies in Kuwait and the US. He has a Master’s in Finance from George Washington University.
http://www.gp-europe.net/Brands/brand_detail.cfm?id=9
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Lotus is one of our principal European brands, and the market leader in several countries. Lotus offers a complete range of disposable paper products - everything from premium quality to value paper disposables. Loved for its convenience, comfort and cost, the Lotus brand is also known for its innovation and committment to support sustainable forest management.
http://www.charleskochinstitute.org/associate-program/?gclid=CL_bs7iB86sCFQhrgwodET7XMw
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http://myfivebest.com/dont-be-a-koch-head-boycott-these-products/
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