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244:). He went into business on his own in 1975, setting up Container Leasing Agency which served as an agent for his former employer. In 1977 his company, which was now building containers and leasing them, changed its name to CLOU (Container Leasing Company). He sold his company to an Anglo-American competitor in 1993.
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in 1970, working as a dishwasher at a vegetarian restaurant. After three months he joined the Max Grünhut shipping company as a clerk. He was promoted to departmental manager a year later. He then entered the container business, working as managing director of Lyons
Container (Hamburg) and NIC Lease
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Though not a member of any political party, Karan had supported the controversial
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