family was used as proof that unfit people should be kept from having children. They then went beyond sterilization and began exterminating people based on this kind of justification.

Goddard’s thesis turned out to be completely false. He claimed that a distant ancestor of Deborah Kallikak, a soldier in the Revolutionary War, had a fling with a feebleminded girl, who had a son and then produced a line of feebleminded people, including Deborah. This soldier then went on to marry an upstanding woman and for generations their children were all productive members of society. He would show these family trees, where one side was all black circles and squares showing they were feebleminded or criminal, and the other side was all white, meaning that they were noble and admirable.a listed international industrial group to support the development of a

In 2008, Arkwright was engaged by a listed international industrial group to support the development of a long-term strategy. The group had historically experienced strong profitable growth and its portfolio companies had become market leaders in their respective core markets over time. However, with these core markets maturing, competition intensifying and financial turmoil looming, the group required a new strategy to maintain its superior shareholder returns.

For the last six years, Arkwright has provided critical strategy consulting to the group:

• Facilitating the annual strategic process on both the group and portfolio levels

Since 2008, the group has experienced double-digit profitable growth, successfully expanded into a new segment through the acquisition of a third portfolio company, strengthened its core business and