Leslie C. Young

Sir Leslie Young BSc, Econ, PhD (Honorary) - Non-executive Chairman, aged 81 years A graduate of London University with a degree in economics, Sir Leslie was chairman and managing director of J.
Bibby and Sons plc from 1968 to 1985.
He was a main board director of National Westminster Bank from 1979 to 1989, and a director of the Bank of England from 1984 to 1988.
Sir Leslie was also a director of Granada Television.
He was appointed by the Government as the inaugural chairman of the Merseyside Development Corporation from 1980 to 1984; chairman of the British Waterways Board from 1984 to 1987; and chairman of National Museums and Galleries on Merseyside from 1986 to 1995.
Sir Leslie received a CBE decoration in 1979 and a Knighthood in the 1984 Queen's birthday honours, both in recognition of his public service.
He has also been awarded an honorary Ph.D.
in law by Liverpool University.
More recently, Sir Leslie was chairman of Enterprise plc, the support services company, until its reverse takeover of a private company in 2002.
He currently retains one other non-executive directorship of an unquoted textiles wholesaler.