Formation: Queen Elisabeth Grammar School, Wakefield and Queen’s College, Oxford University (degree in Litterae Humaniores)
Carrière:
1951-1954 Assistant Principal, Ministry of Civil Aviation
1954-1957 Private Secretary to Parly Sec., Ministry of Transport and Civil Aviation
1957-1960 Principal, Road Transport Division, Idem
1960-1962 Principal, Sea Transport, Idem
1964-1967 Principal, Shipping Policy, Idem
1964-1967 Assistant Secretary, Shipping Policy, Board of Trade.
1967-1971 Counselor for Shipping, British Embassy, Washington.
1971-1973 Assistant Secretary, Civil Aviation Department, Department of Trade and Industry
1973-1974 Under-secretary, Space Division, idem
1974-1975 idem, Shipping Policy Division, Department of Trade
1975-1976 idem, General Division, Department of Trade
1976-1980 Deputy Secretary, Department of Trade
1980-1981 Idem, Department of Industry
1981-1986 Director General for Transport, European Commission
In 1986 he co-founded an advisory firm Prisma Consulting Groupo S.A. specialised in EU transport policy.
1987-1996 non-executive Directtor of P&O Container Line
1989-1990 Chairman of P&O European Transport Service