Lord sheppard of didgemere biography of william

          Lord Sheppard of Didgemere, who has died aged 82, was a self-made grandee of the business world as chairman of the food and drink group Grand Metropolitan.

        1. Allen John George Sheppard was born on Christmas Day, He attended Ilford county school and went on to the London School of Economics.
        2. Allen John George Sheppard, Baron Sheppard of Didgemere, KCVO (25 December – 25 March ) was a British industrialist and Conservative member of the.
        3. Lord Sheppard of Liverpool, who has died of cancer aged 75, was Anglican bishop of that city from to
        4. He was created Baron Sheppard of Didgemere, of Roydon in the County of Essex [U.K.

          5. Allen John George Sheppard, Baron Sheppard of Didgemere, KCVO (25 December – 25 March ) was a British industrialist and Conservative member of the....

          Allen Sheppard, Baron Sheppard of Didgemere

          British industrialist

          Allen John George Sheppard, Baron Sheppard of Didgemere, KCVO (25 December 1932 – 25 March 2015) was a British industrialist and Conservative member of the House of Lords.

          He was educated at Ilford County High School and the London School of Economics.[1] He worked first in car manufacturing: Ford of Britain and Ford of Europe, 1958–68; Rootes/Chrysler, 1968–71; British Leyland, 1971–75.[1] He then moved to Grand Metropolitan, 1975–96, being Chief Executive, 1986–93 and Chairman, 1987–96.

          From 1996 to 2003, he was non-executive chairman of GB Railways Group Plc, a train company listed on the Alternative Investment Market which operated the Anglia Railways franchise, and which launched GB Railfreight and Hull Trains.

          He was chairman of the Board of Trustees, Prince's Youth Business Trust, 1990–94 and of the Prince's Trust Council, 1995–98. He was a member of the Board of Management of th