John Lewis (businessman)
Sir John Henry James Lewis, OBE (born 1940) is a British businessman, solicitor and charity executive. He has been chairman of Photo-Me International since 2010 and the Attingham Trust since 1990.
Early life and education[edit]
Born in 1940, Lewis is the son of Leonard Lewis, QC, and his wife Rita.[1] He attended the independent boarding school Shrewsbury School and then University College London, graduating from the latter with a law degree.[1]
Career[edit]
Law and business[edit]
Lewis was admitted a solicitor in 1966;[1] he became a partner at Lewis Lewis and Co., which merged with Jacques and Co. to form Lewis and Jacques before merging finally in 1995 into Eversheds,[2][3] where Lewis was a consultant between 1995 and 2020.[1] Lewis was also chairman of Cliveden Plc between 1984 and 2002, and has been chairman of Photo-Me International since 2010,[1] having joined its board of directors in 2008.[4]
Public and charitable service[edit]
Lewis served on the British Tourist Authority's board in the 1990s.[1] He has been chairman of the Attingham Trust since 1990 and the Public Monuments and Sculpture Association since 2013.[1] He chaired the Wallace Collection between 1997 and 2004, and the Hertford House Trust for ten years until 2014,[1] and has been a trustee for a number of charitable foundations relating to art and the preservation of historic buildings or gardens.[1]
Honours and awards[edit]
Lewis was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in 2004 for "services to Arts" in connection with work with the Wallace Collection.[5] He was knighted in the 2019 New Year Honours for "services to the Arts and Philanthropy".[6]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Lewis, Sir John (Henry James)", Who's Who (online ed., Oxford University Press, December 2019). Retrieved 22 January 2021.
- ^ "Prime People PLC Acquisition 3", London Stock Exchange Aggregated Regulatory News Service (London Stock Exchange), 9 December 2005. Retrieved via Nexis on 22 January 2021.
- ^ "Eversheds Sutherland History" (Eversheds Sutherland), p. 2. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
- ^ "Board of Directors", Photo-Me International. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
- ^ Supplement to the London Gazette, 12 June 2004 (issue no. 57315), p. 11. Retrieve 22 January 2021.
- ^ Supplement to the London Gazette, 29 December 2018 (issue no. 62507), p. N2. Retrieved 22 January 2021.