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Summary
A BBC Radio 4 episode examines how people convicted of financial offences try to rebuild careers and start businesses after prison. It features former Touchbase CEO Riordan Maynard and former Autonomy CFO Sushovan Hussain, whose prison experiences and difficulties returning to work inspired business ideas.Key Facts
- The 35-minute episode, titled “Redemption,” aired on 29 October 2026.
- Riordan Maynard led mobile phone company Touchbase as it expanded into a multinational business with offices across Europe, Australia, Asia and the United States.
- After Touchbase lost hundreds of millions of pounds worth of deals following the 2008 financial crisis, Maynard was jailed in the United States for five and a half years.
- Maynard said his experience in prison, including witnessing violence and struggling with his mental health, sparked a business idea.
- Sushovan Hussain was CFO of Autonomy, a technology company founded by Mike Lynch.
- Hussain was convicted of fraud in the United States and sentenced to five years in prison in 2019.
- After prison, difficulties obtaining insurance and bank accounts inspired Hussain to start a business to help former offenders return to work.
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