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in 1983. However, this rapid expansion caused both business and personal difficulties. The couple divorced in 1987 and
Renshaw left the company. It was restructured in 1990 with the help of Sam Sugure, responsible for Japanese licensing, and Richard Craig, who remains as managing director. The new
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