There's an interesting spot of research on Libertas over on Indymedia. I haven't chased down the sources myself yet but if what Checkov Feeney says is even a bit accurate he's revealed some pretty fascinating stuff.
Hat tip to John Carroll who I suspect is even more unlikely than I am to be lurking around the Indymedia site...!
Update: Having read the piece more closely, Feeney could do with distinguishing between someone owning a company and being it's CEO (though he's not the only one to get confused on that matter) (see comments below). I've updated this post because while, on the whole, there does seem to be an interesting allegation here (some of the people behind Libertas have made a mint from the shadier activities of the Bush administration and that their campaign coheres with the neocon perspective on Europe) I'm not sure I want to draw conclusions from it.
Looks like Dow Jones
Looks like Dow Jones Newswires were similarly confused:
Irish investor Ulick McEvaddy has little U.S. name recognition, but he is one
of the richest men in Ireland and a well-known developer there. He and his
brother Des are active in Irish politics - sometimes controversial - and were
recently involved in efforts to build a new terminal at Dublin International
Airport.
The brothers also own Omega Air.
http://integrator.hanscom.af.mil/2006/July/07132006/07132006-16.htm
Is it not possible to be both the owner and CEO of a company?
Yes - if you own all of the
Yes - if you own all of the shares. I'm not having much fun getting this post right am I? A Dow Jones piece quoted on Dublin Opinion last year puts them across as owning the company outright. I'll strike the above out.
Of course, another problem
Of course, another problem is that owners often confuse themselves with CEOs, and vice versa.
Indeed. Actually, I've done
Indeed. Actually, I've done a bit of hunting around on the CRO's website and it seems, according to the latest Annual Return, that Omega Air Ltd. is a wholly owned subsidiary of Omega Aviation Services Ltd., itself a subsidiary of Omega Air Inc in the USA.
Strictly speaking, when you have the subsidiary hat on you're working for the shareholder - the parent company - even if you own the parent company. Of course, since you'll define the success of the parent company, your obligations ought not cause you too much strain.
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