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Sir Graham James Hearne CBE (born 23 November 1937) [1] is a British businessman who was chairman of Enterprise Oil from 1991 until 2002, having joined Enterprise as chief executive in 1984. [2]

He practiced as a solicitor at Pinsent & Co and at Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson in New York. He served with the Industrial Reorganisation Congress before moving on to N M Rothschild & Sons, where he remained a non-executive director until June 2010. He was High Sheriff of Greater London in 1995-96. He was awarded the CBE in 1990, and knighted in 1998. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Sir Graham Hearne, CBE Authorised Biography". Debrett's. 15 July 2010. Archived from the original on 31 July 2012.
  2. Sophie Barker (11 October 2001). "Enterprise Oil chief quits early amid claim of rift". Telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 15 July 2010.