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Some wikipedias for you.

Steve ShirleyW
Dame Stephanie "Steve" Shirley, DBE, FRA, FREng, FRSA (born September 16, 1933, Dortmund), is a British businesswoman and philanthropist. She originally arrived in Britain as an unaccompanied child refugee.

Shirley founded the IT company, F.I. Group (now Xansa) in 1962. She adopted the name "Steve" to help her in the male-dominated IT industry. She officially retired at the age of 60 in 1993 and has taken up philanthropy since then.
Livery CompanyW
If you hear about "Worshipful Company of ...", then that's one of these. They're organizations recognized by the city of London, associated with some particular line of work, many of which aren't practiced anymore. The first one was apparently founded in 1394, and it's still around. Bizarre.

Worshipful Company of Information TechnologistsW
... and they keep making new ones. This was founded in 1992.

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