Kenneth Keith, Baron Keith of Castleacre
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The Lord Keith of Castleacre | |
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Born | Kenneth Alexander Keith 30 August 1916 |
Died | 1 September 2004 | (aged 88)
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Kenneth Alexander Keith, Baron Keith of Castleacre (30 August 1916 – 1 September 2004) was a British businessman and banker.
Keith was
County of Norfolk on 6 February 1980.[2]
He presided over the mergers that formed the British merchant bank
Beecham
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"We (Rolls-Royce) added a zero to his stature; he used to think £5 million a lot of money, but after a few weeks on the RB211 he came to understand that £50 million is peanuts." – Stanley Hooker.[3]
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References
- ^ Charles Mosley, editor, Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes (Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003), volume 2, page 2124.
- ^ "No. 48093". The London Gazette. 11 February 1980. p. 2197.
- ^ "World Encyclopedia of Aero Engines – 5th edition" by Bill Gunston, Sutton Publishing, 2006, p. vii
- ^ "Life Peerages - K". Retrieved 10 July 2020.