Sir Michael Pickard

Executive Roles | Non-Executive Director Roles | Non-Executive Chairman Roles | Government Roles & Representative Roles | Non-governmental Roles | Awards


Executive roles  
PA to Managing Director, Lombard Bank 1959 - 1961
General Manger of the Melbury Group 1961 - 1964
Finance Director, British Printing Corporation and subsequently Deputy Chairman 1965 - 1978
Managing Director, Trust Houses     ) 1968 - 1971
Chief Executive Trust Houses Forte )  
Founder Chairman Happy Eater family restaurants 1972 - 1986
Co-founder Pinnacle Clubs, formerly All Weather Sports Activities 1972 - 1999
Chairman Courage plc 1981 - 1986
Deputy Chief Executive Imperial Group 1985 - 1986
Deputy Chief Executive and then Chief Executive Sears plc 1986 - 1992
Chairman Freemans plc 1988 - 1992
Non-Executive Director Roles  
Electra Investment Trust 1989 - 2002
Nationwide Building Society 1991 - 1994
Automobile Association 1992 - 1998
United Racecourses 1993 - 2003
Director Bentalls plc 1993 - 2001
Director Brown Shipley Holdings 1986 - 1993
Non-Executive Chairman Roles  
Chairman Grattan Mail Order plc 1978 - 1984
National Housebuilding Council (NHBC) 1998 - 2002
Freeport plc 2001 - 2003
Bullough plc 1998 - 2003
Government Roles & Representative Roles  
Board member of British Tourist Authority 1969 - 1973
Chairman London Docklands Development Corporation 1992 - 1998
Chairman – Housing Forum 1999 - 2002
Co-founder and Chairman London First Centre
(Think London)
1992 - 2002
Vice-President London First 2002 - 2004
Non-Governmental Roles  
Education  
Governor, Roedean School 1965 - 1980
Chairman of Governors, Roedean School 1980 - 1990
Governor, Oundle School 1988 - 2000
Chairman of Governors, Oundle School 2004 - 2007
Livery Company  
Member of the Court of the Grocers' Company 1990 - 2008
Master Grocer 1995 - 1996
Sport  
Chairman of Walton Heath Golf Club 2004 - 2009
President of Surrey County Cricket Club 2013
Chairman Dorking Rugby Football Club Trustee Board 2009 - 2011
President Headley Old Freemen's Cricket Club 1986 -
Deputy Chairman Epsom Downs Racecourse 2003 - 2006
Awards  
Hon LLD East London University 1997

Sir Michael Pickard

 

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