Mr. Hirsch said yesterday that he had stayed on until the end of the year at Welbilt and continues as a director and a leading shareholder.

He was the leading shareholder of Waterford Wedgwood.

In 2008, Jérôme de Bontin, a leading shareholder of the club since 2003, took charge of the club, promising a complete shake-up.

These rights were transferred to the Company of Mineral and Battery Works in which he was a leading shareholder.

Its leading shareholder is the Kyoto Prefecture government with a 44.71% ownership.

Toyota became the leading shareholder in Fuji Heavy Industries last fall, after G.M. sold its interest in the company.

The management took notice and, through their leading shareholder Lonrho, arranged funding and sent a British manager to help the fledgling team.

The investigations were launched as a result of a complaint by a leading shareholder, José "Joe" Berardo, who owns 6.8% of the bank.

Avery, whose leading shareholder is Triangle Industries, announced nearly a year ago that it planned to sell the specialty chemicals company.

In 1664 he became Fellow of the Royal Society and was a leading shareholder in the Duke of York's theatre.