Rowland - Tiny 01

Signed letter - (1917-1998) Nicknamed "tiny" by his nanny because of his size, he was a British businessman and chairman of the Lonrho conglomerate from 1962 to 1994. He hit fame when eight Lonrho directors sought his dismissal due to his temperament and claims he had concealed financial information from the board, the case went to the High Court. Rowland failed in his legal attempt to block the move but was backed by shareholders and retained his position.

Later, he took over The Observer newspaper and became its chairman and bid for Harrods department store, but was defeated by Mohamed Al-Fayed. By 1993, Rowland was forced to step down as Chairman of Lonrho being dismissed by the Board with his association with Muammar al-Gaddafi, the leader of Libya.