Octav Botnar

[citation needed] Between 1932 and 1936, he was imprisoned by the Romanian authorities for communist activities, and then he voluntarily enlisted to fight in the Spanish Civil War.

[2] After being turned down at the border, he moved to France, where he joined the Marching Regiments of Foreign Volunteers and then the French Resistance,[1] and fought against the Nazis in World War II.

[4] In 1960, the Securitate removed the Jewish employees from the Ministry of Foreign Trade, allegedly for undermining the national economy.

Under Botnar's leadership, Datsun had become one of the biggest car imports in Britain, outselling not only its arch Japanese rival Toyota but eventually became the most popular foreign brand in the UK.

Her death led to a wave of philanthropy that saw Botnar donate millions to charity throughout his later life, which was at odds with his reputation as a ruthless businessman.

The foundation, located in West Sussex, is still active today, providing residential training and work experience, helping young people to learn a skilled trade, embark on a useful career path and successfully make their own way in life.

[6] In 2017, OMC Investments (a real estate development and investment company founded by Botnar) bought the Salbek Castle [ro] in Petriș, Arad County so as to further the activities of the Botnar Foundation;[7] built in 1811, the castle's design was inspired by that of the White House.

The scam involved using a third party shipping agent to deliberately overcharge Nissan UK for the shipment of vehicles from Japan so as to artificially depress its own profits thus reducing the company's exposure to corporation tax.