Allen John George Sheppard, Baron Sheppard of Didgemere KCVO is an industrialist. He was educated at Ilford County High School and the London School of Economics. He worked first in car manufacturing: Ford of Britain and Ford of Europe, 1958?68; Rootes/Chrysler, 1968?71; British Leyland, 1971?75. He then moved to Grand Metropolitan, 1975?96, being Chief Executive, 1986?93 and Chairman, 1987?96. He was chairman of the Board of Trustees, Prince's Youth Business Trust, 1990?94 and of the Prince's Trust Council, 1995-98. He was a member of the Board of Management of the Conservative Party, 1993-98. He has been a governor of LSE since 1989 and Chancellor, Middlesex University since 2000. He received a knighthood in 1990 Birthday Honours, having the accolade conferred by The Queen on 4 December 1990. He was created a life peer as Baron Sheppard of Didgemere, of Roydon in the County of Essex on 6 September 1994, and was appointed a Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order in the 1998 New Year Honours. 

December 25th, 1932 in (Age 91)