''For the early aviation pioneer, see

Alec Ogilvie ''For the businessman, see Alec Ogilvie (businessman).'' Lieutenant-Colonel Alexander "Alec" Ogilvie CBE (8 June 1882 – 18 June 1962) was an early British aviation pioneer, a friend of the Wright Brothers and only the seventh British person ...

.'' Sir Alec Drummond Ogilvie (1913–1997) was a British business executive. Ogilvie spent his childhood in

Bengal Bengal ( ; bn, বাংলা/বঙ্গ, translit=Bānglā/Bôngô, ) is a geopolitical, cultural and historical region in South Asia, specifically in the eastern part of the Indian subcontinent at the apex of the Bay of Bengal, predom ...

, India, where his father, Sir George Ogilvie, was a civil servant. Ogilvie was the fifth generation in his family to have lived in India. Educated in

Cheltenham College ("Work Conquers All") , established = , closed = , type = Public schoolIndependent School Day and Boarding School , religion = Church of England , president = , head_label = Head , head = Nicola Huggett ...

and trained as an accountant in Glasgow, Ogilvie worked in London for three years, before returning to India in 1935 and joining the

Andrew Yule Andrew Yule (2 November 1834 – 18 July 1902) was a businessman who founded Andrew Yule and Co. Early life Andrew was born in Stonehaven- Fetteresso, Scotland, the third and youngest son of Robert Yule, a clothier, and his wife Elizabeth. He h ...

company in

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(now Kolkata). Ogilvie became the chairman of Andrew Yule, and also served as president of the

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and president of the Associated Chambers of Commerce. (ASSOCHAM). Ogilvie was

knighted A knight is a person granted an honorary title of knighthood by a head of state (including the Pope) or representative for service to the monarch, the Christian denomination, church or the country, especially in a military capacity. Knighthood ...

for his services to British business interests in India in 1965. He later returned to Britain and served as chairman of Powell Duffryn (now known as

PD Ports PD Ports is a Middlesbrough, UK headquartered port, shipping and logistics company; owner of Teesport, and ports at Hartlepool, Howden and Keadby; with additional operations at the Port of Felixstowe, Port of Immingham, and Port of Hull. Former ...

). During the Second World War, Ogilvie had joined the

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and was held prisoner of war in Singapore, in

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