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Sir Harry Solomon
Sir Harry Solomon is the co-Founder and Vice Chairman of the Portland Trust. He qualified as a Solicitor in 1960 and practised law until 1976 when he jointly founded and was Chairman and Chief Executive of Hillsdown Holdings plc, which became one of the largest food groups in Europe with a turnover of over £3 billion and employing over 50,000 people.
Since Sir Harry resigned as Chairman of Hillsdown he has been involved in many businesses and charitable organisations and is currently a director and shareholder of a number of companies both public and private. Amongst other charitable initiatives in which Sir Harry is involved he is the Chairman of the UJIA Ashdown Board and a Trustee of the National Life Story Collection.
He is an Honorary Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians and was awarded a Knighthood for his services to the food industry in 1991.