October 2, 2007
Talking of Personnel Today's 'HR with Oomph' campaign...
When asked: "Who is the celebrity or business leader with most oomph?", Personnel Today's readers voted Virgin boss Sir Richard Branson the clear winner.
Soon after this result was revealed, Guru received the following press release from Maris Interiors.
Branson plans world domination...with a little help from Maris InteriorsOne London company is this year throwing its staff a Christmas party to remember – with a little help from Sir Richard Branson.
The office design and fit-out specialist, Maris Interiors, plans to pay homage to the bearded tycoon with a Guinness World Record attempt that has never been tried before – employees are to use props such as a goatee beard and a pastel shirt to create the largest group of Richard Branson look-a-likes under one roof!
Maris has a great track record when it comes to breaking Guinness World Records. Last year the wacky company saw 109 of its employees dressed as Elvis sing their way into the record books before boarding a flight to Las Vegas. This year the company is sending its lucky employees off on a three-day break to Miami, in appreciation of 12 months’ hard work.
“There’s no doubt that we’ve been bitten by the record-breaking bug,” says Michael Howard, chairman of Maris Interiors. “We’re celebrating another excellent year for Maris Interiors, and this is a great opportunity to take the festivities that little bit further. Sir Richard helped us last year by allowing us to do a sponsored walk on one of his flights and even posed with our Elvises. By way of acknowledging his support, we have chosen to ‘be him’ for this year’s Christmas jaunt. The Guinness Book of Records has accepted the challenge and so we are all really gearing up to be Sir Richard Branson for the day."
