Researching John Towers
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 3470 people with the Towers surname? In that year Towers was ranked number 1210 for popularity in the UK. |
The name John means "God is gracious" and is of Hebrew origin.
Records of John Towers on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for John Towers and the Towers Family History
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| Did you know that there are currently 4253 people with the Towers surname in the UK? Towers is now ranked number 1378 for popularity in the UK. |
Towers Genealogy Databases
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| Did you know that there are currently 3038 people with the Towers surname in the USA? Towers is ranked number 156 for popularity in the USA. |
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Some Famous People called John Towers
John Towers (businessman)
John Towers CBE (born 30 March 1948) is a British businessman, who was the owner and managing director of MG Rover Group from 2000 until the company entered administration in 2005. This followed a succession of senior appointments within Rover, which he had joined from Massey Ferguson in 1988.
Towers started his career in 1966 as a student apprentice with Perkins Engines of Peterborough, which by that time had become a subsidiary of Massey Ferguson. He rose within Perkins to become Director of Engineering before leaving in 1988 to join the Rover Group.
Together with Peter Beale, Nick Stephenson and John Edwards, Towers formed Phoenix Venture Holdings (PVH) which bought Rover Group for £10 in April 2000. In addition they also bought the Studley Castle, a conference hotel.
They subsequently purchased Midland Powertrain, MG Rover's engine plant from BMW for £20. Finally, for £50 along with an undisclosed sum from the Royal Bank of Scotland, they purchased Rover Capital, (now MG Rover Capital) a book of Rover car loans.
Kevin Howe was appointed MG Rover's Managing Director in July 2000.
In April 2005, MG Rover went into administration, following the collapse of takeover talks with Shanghai Automotive Industry Corporation (SAIC). Towers was heavily criticised for his role in the company's demise, and the Phoenix Consortium's conduct relating to Rover Group was initially referred to the Serious Fraud Office (SFO), although after initial investigations the SFO concluded that no further action would be taken. Following publication of a government report into the failure of MG Rover, Towers – along with the other directors of Phoenix – have been disqualified from holding any company office in the United Kingdom or have undertaken not to do so.
Towers ran MG Rover until 2005, when it collapsed with the loss of 6,500 jobs. PVH was found to have given management "unreasonably large" payouts, a government-commissioned report found, which were "out of all proportion". Towers awarded himself £8.958m whilst nearly all employees lost their jobs.
Nanjing Automobile subsequently brought MG out of administration, but have since moved production to China.
Source: John Towers (businessman), Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaJohn Henry Towers
John Henry Towers (January 30, 1885 – April 30, 1955) was a highly decorated United States Navy four-star Admiral and pioneer naval aviator. He made important contributions to the technical and organizational development of naval aviation from its beginnings, eventually serving as Chief of the Bureau of Aeronautics (1939–1942). He commanded carrier task forces during World War II, and retired in December 1947. He and Marc Mitscher were the only early Naval Aviation pioneers to survive the hazards of early flight to remain with naval aviation throughout their careers. Towers spent his last years supporting aeronautical research and advising the aviation industry.
Source: John Henry Towers, Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
Other names that sound a bit like Towers
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