Eric Sharp, Baron Sharp of Grimsdyke

Eric Sharp, Sharp Baron of Grimsdyke Kt CBE ( born August 17, 1916 in London, † 2 May 1994 ) was a British businessman and member of the House of Lords.

Career

Eric Sharp 1948 was a Principal in the Ministry of Power. He represented Britain in the 1948-50 Coal and Petroleum Committee of the Organisation for European Economic Co -operation (OEEC ). He was Vice Chairman of the 1951-54 Elektrizitätskommitees the OEEC. He was secretary of the 1955-56 Herbert Committee at the request electricity supply industry. 1957-64 he was Marketing Manager of British Nylon Spinners Ltd.. 1964-68 he was Director of ICI Fibres Ltd.. He was in 1969 a member of the Board of Monsanto Europe 1970-72 and a member of its management board, 1973-74, he was Deputy Chairman of Monsanto Ltd.. and 1975-81 Chairman. In 1980 he became CBE. 1980-90 he was Chairman of Cable & Wireless plc and 1981-90 the Chief Executive.

In 1984 he was made a Knight Bachelor and raised in 1989 as Baron Sharp of Grimsdyke to the peerage. He was thus a member of the House of Lords.

Family

He married 1950 Marion Freeman and had with her ​​a son, a daughter and a deceased daughter.