Michael Sandberg, Baron Sandberg

Michael Graham Ruddock Sandberg, Baron Sandberg of Passfield in the County of Hampshire Kt CBE ( born May 31, 1927 in Surrey ) is a British managers and politicians of the Liberal Democrats, which was 1977-1986 Chairman of The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation and since 1997 is a life peer member of the House of Lords.

Life

After visiting the St Edward 's School in Oxford Sandberg joined in 1945 into the Royal Armoured Corps of the British Army, where he was promoted in 1946 to lieutenant. After his promotion to lieutenant in November 1947, he became an officer in the British Indian Army and served first at the 6th Duke of Connaught 's Own Lancers (Watson 's Horse ) and later from January 1949 at the First King's Dragoon Guards.

The end of 1949, he joined as an employee in The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation, where he was most recently as successor by Guy Sayer 1977-1986 Chairman of the Board. In 1986 William Purves him as Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer ( CEO). At the same time Sandberg was, who was from 1972 to 1986 Justice of the Peace of Hong Kong and the 1977, the Officer's Cross of the Order of the British Empire was awarded in 1977 a board member of the CIBC FirstCaribbean International Bank, the Vice President, he was from 1984 to 1987.

In addition, he was 1977-1986 Treasurer of the University of Hong Kong, and from 1978 to 1986 Member of the Executive Council of Hong Kong between 1980 and 1986 also CEO of British Bank of the Middle East, from which today's HSBC Bank Middle East emerged. Sandberg, who was from 1981 to 1986 and Chairman of the Board of Directors ( Board of Stewards ) of the Royal Hong Kong Jockey Club and in 1986 its Honorary Steward was, in 1982, became Commander of the Order of the British Empire and in 1983 a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts.

At times, he was also a board member of New World Development Company Ltd., Winsor Ind Corp., Winsor Properties Holdings Ltd, Green Iceland Cement Ltd and AS Watson & Co Ltd. After his return to Britain Sandberg was the 1986 Knight Bachelor was, thus since the additional name "Sir" led, even Freeman of London.

By Letters Patent of 2 October 1997 Sandberg was raised to the peerage as a life peer with the title Baron Sandberg of Passfield in the County of Hampshire. Shortly afterwards, was his introduction ( Introduction) as a member of the House of Lords. In the upper house he belongs to the Group of the Liberal Democrats.

Since June 2012 Lord Sandberg is from participating in the meetings of the House of Lords granted leave ( on leave of absence ).