Joseph Lockwood
Joseph Lockwood | |
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Born | Joseph Flawith Lockwood 14 November 1904 |
Died | 6 March 1991 Buckinghamshire, England | (aged 86)
Nationality | British |
Occupation(s) | Businessman, record and entertainment company executive |
Sir Joseph Flawith Lockwood (14 November 1904 – 6 March 1991), was a British industrialist and businessman, whose initial reputation was as an executive of a
Early life
He was born in
He worked at the family mill before travelling to Chile at the age of 19, and becoming manager of a flour mill in Santiago, later moving to Concepción. He returned to England in about 1928, and began working for Ernest Simon in his family firm of mill builders, Henry Simon (later known as Simon Carves). Despite his lack of engineering qualifications he successfully supervised the rebuilding of a mill in Belgium, and moved up through the company's management until he was appointed to the board around 1934.[2] With his enthusiasm for research and development, the company expanded under his direction, becoming the world's largest manufacturer of flour mills.[3] He wrote the standard book on the subject of mill technology, Flour Milling, in 1945, and also researched and wrote on the subject of pelletised animal feed and its manufacture.[2]
At the start of the
He became chairman of Henry Simon Ltd. in 1950, and in 1951 became a director of the National Research Development Corporation.[2]
Management of EMI
In early 1954, he was approached by Sir Edward de Stein to join the board of
He prioritised the production and sale of popular records, rather than
Lockwood was regarded as close to the
Later years and death
Lockwood retired as chairman of EMI in 1974.[4] He died at his home in Buckinghamshire in 1991 at the age of 86.[7]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g "Profile: Joseph Lockwood: The flair and gusto of EMI's chairman", The New Scientist, 4 February 1960, pp.266–267. Retrieved 1 June 2014[dead link]
- ^ a b c Anthony Thorncroft, "EMI 75th Anniversary: Fifteen years at the controls...", Billboard, 1 September 1973, pp.E3-E5. Retrieved 1 June 2014
- ^ a b "Q&A Session: Sir Joseph Lockwood", Billboard, 26 December 1974, p.51. Retrieved 1 June 2014
- ^ a b c d Stuart Shea and Robert Rodriguez, Fab Four FAQ: Everything Left to Know About the Beatles ... and More!, Hal Leonard Corporation, 2007, pp.340-341
- ^ a b Philip Norman, Shout!: The Beatles in Their Generation, Simon and Schuster, 2011 edition
- ^ Jay Warner, On this Day in Music History, Hal Leonard Corporation, 2004, p.67