He also cashed in on his influence by selling access to health-care companies and insurers, bringing in $37 million over eight years.
After Mr. Rothschild called for a shakeup in Bumi's management late last year, the Bakries maneuvered to reduce his influence by selling a stake in the company to Mr. Tan, who subsequently became its chairman.
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Working at the center of court politics, Calvert exploited his influence by selling favors, an accepted practice for the times.
Olango had had a few run-ins with the law in the past and had spent time in jail; he was found in possession of drugs, driving under the influence, and selling crack.
When not boasting about the pleasures of owning a private jet and preaching about the power of his techniques of irresistible influence and selling a weight loss DVD called I Am Permanently Slender, Sylver was saying some truly bonkers, evil shit.
Inuganti: "Start with the question, What does the 21st-century CIO look like?' I think the CIO is a strategic business executive who is equally comfortable in the boardroom or in front of customers: developing, articulating, influencing and selling the business strategy, as well as executing and delivering business solutions using technology.
Blondeau told me that great dealers leave their mark: they shape taste, influence markets, sell to museums.
Top executives say the new company, will have the influence to sell advertising nationally for its regional newspapers, television stations and its Internet outlets.
But trends in small-car style in Europe and Asia, which will be on display this month at the Paris auto show — it opens for press previews on Sept. 27 — are bound to influence cars sold in the American market.
This again revealed service area coverage and population accessible are not the parameters which positively influence ticket sold, and this implies the consideration of other parameters.
