Graham Howe (businessman) Graham Howe (businessman) Graham Edward Howe (born 23 May 1961) is a British entrepreneur and businessman who founded Orange UK, with Hans Snook. He was born in St Albans. He went to St Albans Grammar School for Boys (now known since 1975 as the comprehensive Verulam School), and later attended the University of Birmingham where he obtained a Bachelor of Commerce. Hans Snook had the ideas for Orange in the UK, when it was originally owned by Hutchison Whampoa, who would later found Three. It was Graham Howe who would get the company off the ground. They met in 1992.
Hans Völk Dolls Hans Völk Dolls Hans Völk Dolls is a German doll manufacturing company owned by Engel-Puppen. Founded by puppeteer Hans Völk in 1922, the company have for more than 80 years produced its classical dolls in various materials. In 1922 Hans purchased the old terracotta factory in Mönchröden, Germany. On December 8 the same year he founded a company which specialized in punching and stamping paperboard together with his wife, Martha. During this period of time Hans manufactured puppets of papier-mâché. Hans and Martha had a daughter, Lotte, on August 6, 1923, whom would later run the company in future generations