Financial Services >> CEO Interviews >> October 30, 2000
RAY INGLEBY is the Executive Chairman of Axiomlab Plc. He founded an
advertising business in Blackpool, Lancashire in 1985. The company was
engaged in the installation of advertising products into hotels. The
company made a number of acquisitions of businesses which sold
advertising in cinemas and theatre based products throughout the UK. The
group was sold in 1988 to Acsis Group Plc for GBP13 million. On
disposal, he left the group to live in the United States of America. In
1989, he founded a new company which later became Caribiner
International, Inc and was Chairman and Chief Executive Officer until he
stood down in 1999. The business grew from $22 million to $696 million
in revenue from 1992 to 1999 through over 30 acquisitions and organic
growth. Caribiner, now Audio Visual Services Corporation, floated on the
New York Stock Exchange in 1996. At its peak, Caribiner was valued at
over $1 billion and its clients included Vauxhall Motors, British
Telecom, Fort Motor Company, IBM, McDonalds Corporation and Pfizer. Profile
the context for the discussion?
Mr. Ingleby: Axiomlab is a company on the AIM stock market, which looks
to invest
