Industry & Services >> CEO Interviews >> April 23, 2001

Ian Quinlan – Orbis Plc (obs.l)

IAN QUINLAN, age 50, is Group Chief Executive of Orbis Plc. He joined the board as Non-Executive Director in June 1988 and was appointed as Group Chief Executive in October 1999. He is a chartered accountant and was previously Group Finance Director of The Albert Fisher Group Plc. Profile
TWST: If you would begin with a quick corporate profile of Orbis; what

is its core business?

Mr. Quinlan: Its core business is the protection of social housing,

namely the empty houses and