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Busson (surname)
Busson is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Arpad Busson (born 1963), French financier * Bev Busson (born 1951), Canadian senator * Jack Busson (1910–1989), English golfer * Laura Busson Laura Margaret Busson (née Sayers; 11 October 1978) is BBC Radio 2's Commissioning Executive and deputy to the Head of Station, Helen Thomas. She was well known for her former role as sidekick and Assistant Producer for Scott Mills on BBC Radio ... (born 1978), British executive See also * Busson, a commune in France {{surname, Busson ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arpad Busson
André Arpad Busson (born 27 January 1963) is a French financier. Busson starting working in hedge funds in 1986 working in New York. He is the founder and chairman of the EIM Group, a fund of funds company. Busson is also active in a number of philanthropic causes around the globe. According to the French business magazine ''Challenges'', he has a net worth of €290 million at 2013. Early life Arpad Busson's father, Pascal Busson, was a former French army officer and Algerian War veteran, who later turned financier. His mother, Florence "Flockie" Harcourt-Smith, was an English former debutante. His parents met in Paris and named their son after the Hungarian-born banker Árpád Plesch (1889–1974), who not only was Florence's step-father (he was the second husband of her mother, Marysia Ulam Krauss Harcourt-Smith), but had also been her step-grandfather (Plesch's first wife, Leonie Caro Ulam, was his second wife's mother). Etti (Mrs Arpad) Plesch, ''Horses & Husbands: The Me ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bev Busson
Beverley Ann Busson ( MacDonald; born August 23, 1951) is a Canadian Senator and former police officer who served as the 21st commissioner of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) from December 2006 to June 2007. She was the first woman to hold this position and was appointed on an interim basis in the wake of Giuliano Zaccardelli's resignation amid controversy. Busson's subsequent appointment as a member of the Senate of Canada representing British Columbia was announced on September 24, 2018. Early life and police career Busson was born as Beverley Ann MacDonald on August 23, 1951, in Halifax, Nova Scotia. She joined the Royal Canadian Mounted Police in 1974 after graduating with an education degree. She would later earn a law degree from the University of British Columbia. Rising up the ranks, Busson has worked for the RCMP in Salmon Arm, Vancouver, Ottawa and North Battleford, Saskatchewan (Assistant Commissioner and Commanding Officer in Saskatchewan). Prior to her ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jack Busson
John Joseph Busson (2 November 1910 – 1 February 1989) was an English professional golfer. He played in the 1935 Ryder Cup. He was a professional at Huddersfield and then at Pannal, Harrogate. In 1934, at the age of 23 he won the News of the World Match Play £1,040 tournament at Walton Heath. He beat Charles Whitcombe 2 up in the final and took the first prize of £300 and a large gold medal. His older brother, Harry (1907–1993), was also a professional golfer and was a well-known club maker. Professional wins ''this list may be incomplete'' *1934 Leeds Cup, News of the World Match Play *1935 Malden Invitation Tournament *1938 Leeds Cup Results in major championships ''Note: Busson only played in The Open Championship.'' NT = No tournament CUT = missed the half-way cut "T" indicates a tie for a place Team appearances * Ryder Cup (representing Great Britain): 1935 *England–Scotland Professional Match The England–Scotland Professional Match was an annual men's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laura Busson
Laura Margaret Busson (née Sayers; 11 October 1978) is BBC Radio 2's Commissioning Executive and deputy to the Head of Station, Helen Thomas. She was well known for her former role as sidekick and Assistant Producer for Scott Mills on BBC Radio 1. She later became the producer for ''Greg James'', before leaving to join Heart Yorkshire as Programme Controller. Background Originally from York, England, where she was educated at The Mount School, York, Sayers later moved to Glasgow where she studied for 4 years achieving an MA hons in Theatre and English Language. This is where she had her first experiences in radio at student station Subcity Radio.University of Glasgow, "Choose Glasgow Our Faculties Apply to Glasgow", page 21, Radio 1 Laura started at Radio 1 by applying for a BBC Talent production traineeship with Jocelin Stainer from The Chris Moyles Show, near the end of the traineeship she started working on the Scott Mills show. She is well known for public stunts which ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |