| 词条 | Claude Littner |
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| name = Claude Littner | image = | alt = | caption = Littner at the University of West London, 2016 | birth_name = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1949|4|4|df=y}} | birth_place = New York City, U.S. | nationality = British–American dual national | other_names = | occupation = Businessman | years_active = | known_for = The Apprentice | notable_works = | spouse = {{marriage|Thelma Littner|1976}} | children = Anthony Littner Alex Littner[1] }} Claude Littner (born 4 May 1949)[2] is a British-American business executive and the former chairman of Viglen, Powerleague and ASCO, and former chief executive of Tottenham Hotspur. He is also known from his appearances on the British version of The Apprentice, interviewing for his former boss Alan Sugar. He became one of Sugar's aides from the 2015 series onwards. Early lifeLittner was born in New York City to an American mother and an Austrian-Jewish father, who had fled the Nazis in the 1930s.[2] His father worked as a chemical engineer. The family immigrated to the United Kingdom soon after Littner's birth. Littner holds British nationality, and is fluent in both French and Spanish. He is a practising Jew.[2] CareerAfter training as an accountant and working in accountancy, Littner developed a career as a turnaround specialist. It was in this role that he met Alan Sugar, and agreed to chair a number of Sugar's companies. In the early 1990s, Littner was chairman and chief executive of Amstrad International, Amstrad Spain and Dancall Telecom. Littner served as: non-executive chairman of Azzurri Communications; deputy chairman of Blacks Leisure Group from August 2008 to July 2009; executive chairman of the international oilfield support services business ASCO from 2004 to 2007; non-executive director of Norton Way Motors Ltd and Myeloma UK.{{cn|date=November 2017}} A non-executive director of Amstrad since June 2007, in 2009 Sugar resigned a majority of his UK company directorships, handing over his former management duties to Littner, including the chairman's post at Viglen. FootballWhen Sugar was majority owner and chairman of Tottenham Hotspur, Littner was its Chief Executive from 1993 to 1998. He once almost turned down a request from The Princess Royal for tickets to a game.[3] He resigned his directorship in 2001. Littner bought into Powerleague, a five-a-side football centre operator in 2001. After leading a management buyout from 3i Group in 2003, it floated on AIM in 2006. The company was taken over in 2009 by Patron Capital.[4] and he netted some £50m. The ApprenticeHe came to wider UK public recognition through his direct and confrontational style of job interviewing on The Apprentice.[5] He is the only interviewer to have appeared in this role in every series of the programme. On 27 April 2015, it was announced that Littner had replaced Nick Hewer as Alan Sugar's aide on the show. He started when the 2015 series began on 14 October 2015, and he continues to interview the candidates.[6] HonoursIn October 2014, the University of West London's Business School was renamed the Claude Littner Business School in appreciation of his contributions to the university. It was opened and unveiled by long-time associate and colleague, Alan Sugar.[7]. In April 2015 the University of West London appointed him a visiting Professor. Personal lifeSince 1976 Littner has been married to Thelma. They have two sons Anthony and Alex and five grandchildren.[8] In 1997, at the age of 48, Littner was diagnosed with Non-Hodgkin lymphoma and was given six months to live.[9] References1. ^{{cite web|author= |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandradio/the-apprentice/10168907/The-Apprentices-Claude-Littner-says-Call-that-a-business-plan-A-10-year-old-could-do-better.html |title=The Apprentice's Claude Littner says: Call that a business plan? A 10-year-old could do better |publisher=Telegraph |date= |accessdate=2015-11-18}} 2. ^1 2 {{cite web|title=Claude Littner on how he became the new Apprentice Rottweiler - and his own terrible job interview with Alan Sugar|url=http://www.radiotimes.com/news/2015-10-14/claude-littner-on-how-he-became-the-new-apprentice-rottweiler---and-his-own-terrible-job-interview-with-lord-sugar|work=Radio Times|date=14 October 2015}} 3. ^{{cite news |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/2935289/Market-profile.html |title=Claude Littner |work=The Daily Telegraph |date=27 March 2006 |accessdate=9 April 2011 }} 4. ^{{cite web |url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/city-news/2009/10/03/apprentice-interviewer-claude-littner-to-land-millions-with-powerleague-sell-off-115875-21718562/ |title=Apprentice interviewer Claude Littner to land millions with Powerleague sell-off |author=Graham Hiscott |date=2 October 2009 |work=Daily Mirror }} 5. ^{{cite news |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandradio/3554134/The-Apprentice-Lee-McQueen-and-Bordan-Tkachuk-interview-transcript.html |title=The Apprentice: Lee McQueen and Bordan Tkachuk interview transcript |work=The Daily Telegraph |accessdate=8 April 2011 |first=Caroline |last=Gammell |date=11 June 2008 }} 6. ^{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-32488789 |title=Claude Littner replaces Nick Hewer on The Apprentice |publisher=BBC News |date=27 April 2015 }} 7. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.uwl.ac.uk/news-events/news/lord-sugar-launches-claude-littner-business-school |title=Lord Sugar launches the Claude Littner Business School | University of West London |publisher=Uwl.ac.uk |date=2014-10-08 |accessdate=2015-11-18}} 8. ^{{cite web|author= |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandradio/the-apprentice/10168907/The-Apprentices-Claude-Littner-says-Call-that-a-business-plan-A-10-year-old-could-do-better.html |title=The Apprentice's Claude Littner says: Call that a business plan? A 10-year-old could do better |publisher=Telegraph |date= |accessdate=2015-11-18}} 9. ^{{cite web|author= |url=http://www.radiotimes.com/news/2015-10-14/claude-littner-on-how-he-became-the-new-apprentice-rottweiler---and-his-own-terrible-job-interview-with-lord-sugar |title= Claude Litter on how he became the new Apprentice rottweiler...and his own terrible job interview with Lord Sugar |publisher= Radio Times |date= |accessdate=1 January 2017}} External links
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