Lawrence Urquhart

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Lawrence McAllister Urquhart (born 24 September 1935) is a Scottish businessman and formerly the chairman of Burmah Castrol, Scottish Widows, British airports operator BAA Limited, and a director of Lloyds TSB, Imerys and Kleinwort Benson. [1]

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Early life

A native Scot, he was educated at Strathallan School and King's College London (LLB). [1] He is qualified as a solicitor and chartered accountant. [1]

Career

Urquhart was chairman of Burmah Castrol from March 1980 to September 1991; he was also its managing director in 1985. [2] [3] He's worked for Dresdner Kleinwort Benson and was an executive boss of Burmah until 1993. [2] He was also a director of Imerys, Kleinwort Benson, and Lloyds TSB. [1] In 1997, Urquhart became deputy chairman of BAA Limited. [2] He served in that capacity until 2002. [4] He was a director of the Scottish Widows from 3 March 2000 to 12 March 2002. [2] [3]

Personal life

He is married to Elizabeth (born 1937) and has four children. [1] He was an avid golfer. [2]

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References

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  4. Wachman, Richard (31 March 2002). "Blue blood mixes with new blood at Lazards". The Guardian. Retrieved 19 August 2022.