| 词条 | James Sherwood |
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James B. Sherwood (born August 8, 1933[1] in New Castle, Pennsylvania) is an American-born, British-based businessman. Early lifeSherwood grew up in Lexington, Kentucky and earned a degree in economics from Yale University.[2] Sherwood learned about shipping first in the U.S. Navy, spending three years as a cargo officer, and then working for U.S. Lines and CTI for six years. Business careerIn 1965, Sherwood founded Bermuda-based, New York Stock Exchange listed, London-headquartered shipping company Sea Containers Ltd with initial capital of $100,000.[3] Over forty years Sherwood expanded Sea Containers from a supplier of leased cargo containers, into various shipping companies, as well as expanding the company into luxury hotels and railway trains, including the Venice-Simplon Orient Express[4] and the Great North Eastern Railway franchise from London, England to Edinburgh, Scotland. Although valued with a net worth of £60million in the 2004 Sunday Times Rich List,[5] as Sea Containers hit financial troubles, he resigned as Co-Chief Executive Officer from each of his companies in 2006.[6]. He continued as a Director of Orient Express Hotels Ltd until retiring on 9 June 2011. He is now designated as Founder and Chairman Emeritus.[7] Personal lifeSherwood's wife is Dr Shirley Sherwood.[8] References1. ^James B. Sherwood, Ivan Fallon: Orient Express: A Personal Journey (2012) {{ISBN|9781849541879}} 2. ^Latest Ferry News - November 2005 {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061010125556/http://www.directferries.co.uk/news/2005november.htm |date=October 10, 2006 }} 3. ^Sea Containers Ltd. - Company History Funding Universe 4. ^{{cite news| url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/journeysbyrail/9230749/James-Sherwood-interview-the-man-who-relaunched-the-Orient-Express.html | location=London | work=The Daily Telegraph | first=Elizabeth | last=Grice | title=James Sherwood interview: the man who relaunched the Orient-Express | date=27 April 2012}} 5. ^Sunday Times Rich List 2004 - James Sherwood Times Online 6. ^[https://www.telegraph.co.uk/money/main.jhtml?xml=/money/2002/12/08/cnsea08.xml Sherwood to hand over helm at Sea Containers] Telegraph, 8 December 2002 7. ^https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/chairman-james-hurlock-and-founder-james-sherwood-to-retire-from-orient-express-board-of-directors-118357229.html 8. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.orient-express.com/web/oe/releases/4_55796.jsp|title=Dr Shirley Sherwood to Guest Curate Botanical ArtExhibition|date=18 January 2005|publisher=Orient Express|accessdate=25 March 2010}} External links
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