Great Britain | Great Depression | Alexander the Great | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | Universal Studios | Kingdom of Great Britain | Universal | Great Western Railway | Universal Music Group | Great Yarmouth | Peter the Great | Great Lakes | Frederick the Great | The Great Gatsby | Great Fire of London | George II of Great Britain | Catherine the Great | Great Central Railway | Great Plains | Great Barrier Reef | Universal Records | Parliament of Great Britain | Alfred the Great | Great Falls, Montana | Great Eastern Railway | Great Expectations | Anne, Queen of Great Britain | Great Wall of China | Great Britain national rugby league team | Order of St. Gregory the Great |
He was chairman of Mitchelson Partners Ltd, as well as D. Davis & Sons Ltd, the shipbuilders J. Samuel White & Co Ltd, Old Silkstone Collieries Ltd, Admiralty Collieries Ltd, North's Navigation Collieries Ltd, Wharncliffe Collieries Ltd, Yorkshire Collieries Ltd, Great Universal Stores Ltd, Anglo-Continental Guano Works Ltd, Pangnga River Tin Concessions Ltd, Genatosan Ltd, and Kamunting Tin Dredging Ltd.
He had a career in management with Beecham, Great Universal Stores and Nestlé before becoming chief executive of Guinness plc (now a part of Diageo plc) in 1981, remaining in the position until 1986.