14 March 2023, 10:03 | Updated: 14 March 2023, 10:28
Elliott Advisers, the feared activist investor, is launching a bold attempt to soften its hostile reputation in British boardrooms by recruiting one of Britain’s best-known boardroom grandees.
Sky News can reveal that Sir Mike Rake, the former chairman of London-listed companies including BT Group and easyJet, has agreed to join the investment firm’s European arm as a senior advisor.
The appointment, which is said to have been finalised in the last few days, will see Sir Mike engaging with the…