Richard Branson - Profile of a Self-made Man

RICHARD HRANSON a look at the history of virgin and the man BUSINESS HUMANITARIAN Opens his first business O by making student 2 mags and books Virgin Atlantic Challenger attempted fastest Atlantic Ocean crossing, however 9 the boat capsized and rescued by Opens his first A record shop on 9 Oxford Street a RAF helicopter Launches Virgin O Virgin Atlantic Challenger II 0 with sailing expert Daniel McCarthy, 9 beat the record by 2 hours A Records record 9 iabel a Virgin Atlantic Airways and Virgin cargo launched Hot air balloon Virgin Atlantic Flyer was the first hot-air ballon crossing of the Atlantic S Starts O Virgin 2 Holidays 9 C.Sed the Pacific fro Canada, 6,700 miles, in a balloon of O 2,600,000 cubic feet. Broke the record, 19 with a speed of 245 miles per hour Japan to Arctic Launches Virgin O Airship & Balloon Company N Virgin Records 9 is sold to Thorn EMI to Calais in a Gibbs Aquada, in 1 hour, 40 minutes, and 6 seconds, the fastest 2 crossing of the English Channel in an amphibious vehicle m Virgin Radio hits the airwaves with 2 virgin 1215AM Launch of a Virgin Vodka 9& Virgin Cola PERSONAL V2 Music is created a Virgin Trains 9 is launched Virgin Radio is acquired by 2 Chris Evans Born on 18 July 1950 in Blackheath, London, UK a Virgin A Mobile 9 Launches Occupation - Chairman of Virgin Group Salary - E365m (Est. 2008) Spouse(s) Joan Templeman (1989-present) Virgin 8 launches Kristen Tomassi (1972-1979), averces/ Virgin Energy Virgin 8 launches Virgin Galactic Children Holly Branson (1981), Sam Branson (1984) of Virgin announces Virgin 8 Fuel, a new company to Nproduce a clean fuel SVirgin O launches Virgin Media CXO EU Sells Virgin Megastore in the UK and Ireland www.Cxo.eu.com ÖVirgin launches CXO Virg Virgin Healthcare 2008 200