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The view from the top of business. Presented by Evan Davis, the Bottom Line cuts through confusion, statistics and spin to present a clearer view of the business world, through discussion with peop...le running leading and emerging companies. Evan and a panel of guests from the worlds of farming, packaging and investment discuss the importance of raw materials - and how the price of commodities affects their companies. The panel also discusses emotion. Evan asks his guests how 'touchy feely' they are, as they consider whether business is a place for emotion and sentimentality. Evan is joined in the studio by William Chase, farmer and entrepreneur; Miles Roberts, chief executive of FTSE250 packaging company DS Smith; Colin Melvin, chief executive of Hermes Equity Ownership Services.
The view from the top of business. Presented by Evan Davis, the Bottom Line cuts through confusion, statistics and spin to present a clearer view of the business world, through discussion with peop...le running leading and emerging companies. Evan and a panel of guests from the worlds of farming, packaging and investment discuss the importance of raw materials - and how the price of commodities affects their companies. The panel also discusses emotion. Evan asks his guests how 'touchy feely' they are, as they consider whether business is a place for emotion and sentimentality. Evan is joined in the studio by William Chase, farmer and entrepreneur; Miles Roberts, chief executive of FTSE250 packaging company DS Smith; Colin Melvin, chief executive of Hermes Equity Ownership Services.
| Series: | The bottom line; Series 6 |
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| Episode | 5 |
| First transmission date: | 24-10-2010 |
| Published: | 2010 |
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| Duration: | 00:25:00 |
| Note: | BBC News Channel version |
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| Producer: | Neil Koenig |
| Presenter: | Evan Davis |
| Contributors: | William Chase; Evan Davis; Colin Melvin; Miles Roberts |
| Publisher: | BBC Open University |
| Link to related site: | Radio 4 website: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006sz6t BBC News website: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00hzc0h/episodes/guide |
| Production number: | JOUA600E |
| Videofinder number: | 81930 |
| Available to public: | no |
