Sir Harry Solomon (born 20 May 1937) is the founder of

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, one of the

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's largest food businesses.

Career

Solomon was born in

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, to Jacob Eli Solomon and Belle Brechner. Educated at St Albans School in

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, Harry Solomon qualified as a

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in 1960 and went on to practise law. He founded ''Solomon Taylor & Shaw'' in

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in the 1970s. In 1976, he co-founded

and built it into one of the

's largest food businesses. He retired from the business in 1993. He is now the co-founder and vice chairman of the Portland Trust, which promotes peace and stability between the Israelis and the Palestinians. He is also a Non-Executive Director of Portland Capital and a Fellow of the

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. Solomon is a member of the Norwood Advisory Council. He was knighted in 1991 for services to the food industry. He has provided some funding to Forward Thinking, a charitable organisation addressing issues related to promoting greater understanding and inclusion of Muslims in the UK and the Middle East peace process. In 2014, the

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, has opened new business school named "the Sir Harry Solomon School of Management". In 2015, Harry Solomon received the Lifetime Achievement Award at the British Israeli Business Awards.

Family

In 1962, he married Judith Diana Manuel. They have one son and two daughters: Louise Sara (born 1964), Daniel Mark (born 1965) and Juliet Kate (born 1969).

References

1937 births People educated at St Albans School, Hertfordshire English businesspeople Businesspeople awarded knighthoods Knights Bachelor Living people English Jews {{UK-business-bio-1930s-stub