Harry Solomon (businessman)

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Harry Solomon
Born (1937-03-20) 20 March 1937 (age 86)
Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
OccupationBusinessman
Known forCo-founder of Hillsdown Holdings

Sir Harry Solomon (born 20 March 1937) is the founder of Hillsdown Holdings, one of the United Kingdom's largest food businesses. [1]

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Career

Solomon was born in Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, to Jacob Eli Solomon and Belle Brechner. [1] Educated at St Albans School [2] in Hertfordshire, Harry Solomon qualified as a solicitor in 1960 and went on to practise law. [3] He founded Solomon Taylor & Shaw in Hampstead in the 1970s. [4]

In 1976, he co-founded Hillsdown Holdings and built it into one of the United Kingdom's largest food businesses. [3] He retired from the business in 1993. [5] [6]

He is now the co-founder and vice chairman of the Portland Trust, which promotes peace and stability between the Israelis and the Palestinians. [7] [8] He is also a Non-Executive Director of Portland Capital [9] and a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians. [3]

Solomon is a member of the Norwood Advisory Council. [10]

He was knighted in 1991 for services to the food industry. [11]

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. [12]

In 2014, the Western Galilee College in Akko, Israel, has opened new business school named "the Sir Harry Solomon School of Management". [13]

In 2015, Harry Solomon received the Lifetime Achievement Award at the British Israeli Business Awards. [6]

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). [1]

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