- Sydney Lipworth
Sir Sydney Lipworth, QC, is a
South Africa n born British lawyer, businessman, public servant and philanthropist.Lipworth was born in
Johannesburg , South Africa, in 1931. He is a co-founder of Hambro Life Assurance in the UK (subsequently called Allied Dunbar Assurance and now Zurich Financial Services) (1971-1988).From 1988 to 1993 he served as Chairman of the Monopolies and Mergers Commission in the UK (now the Competition Commission). He subsequently served as Chairman of Zeneca plc (now AstraZeneca plc) and Deputy Chairman of National Westminster Bank plc. He also served as Chairman of the Financial Reporting Council and founding Trustee of the International Accounting Standards Committee Foundation (until 2005).
He is also the Chairman of the Philharmonia Orchestra Trust, as well as holding several other directorships and charitable appointments involved with the arts.
Lipworth was knighted in 1991. He was called to the London Bar, appointed QC (hc)(1993) and is a Bencher, Inner Temple; He was awarded an honorary LL.D from the
University of the Witwatersrand .
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