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When John Egan arrived at Jaguar Cars in April 1980, newly appointed as chief executive, the company's very survival was in grave doubt. In fact, the situation looked utterly hopeless. Not only was the once-proud Jaguar company a part of the catastrophic British Leyland (BL) conglomerate but Eagan was greeted at the gates by the workforce on strike!
The odds against saving Jaguar were immense. Quality was appalling, the workforce bitter, the management disillusioned, and any profits had been sucked out by BL to stem its mounting losses. The government had introduced the closed shop, giving the unions immense power.
This book tells the story of how John Egan gradually overcame the odds to rebuild this great company, winning over the workforce, the overseas dealers and, most important of all, the customers. Working with the government, Egan and his team of managers overcame every obstacle, every setback, every challenge.
Using innovative techniques, intelligence, eloquence, openness, motor racing, and much more, they saved the company, which has created some of the finest and most loved motor cars of all time.
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Sir John Egan is a notable British industrialist, associated with the automotive industry, among others. He was chief executive of Jaguar Cars from 1984 to 1990, and then served as chief executive of the British Airports Authority from 1990 to 1999. He is also notable for chairing the construction industry task force that produced the 1998 Egan Report (Rethinking Construction) and the follow-up report, Accelerating Change, in 2002. In 2004, after completing two years as president of the Confederation of British Industry, he was appointed chairman of Severn Trent. He was knighted in the Queen's Birthday Honours list in June 1986.
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- PublisherPorter Press
- Publication date2015
- ISBN 10 1907085319
- ISBN 13 9781907085314
- BindingHardcover
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