Sir Frank Barlow

Media mogul


SIR FRANK BARLOW CBE  BBGS 1941 - 1946

ASSOCIATION PRESIDENT 2000

Sir Frank spent the earlier part of his career abroad; Nigeria, Ghana, Barbados, Trinidad, and British Guyana managing newspapers for the Mirror Group: then the biggest publishing group in the world.

After a spell in Northern Ireland, he joined the Pearson Group as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of one of their regional newspaper companies. He eventually became CEO of the Financial Times, and in 1987 became CEO of Pearson p.l.c., which at that time was the 24th biggest company in the U.K., with a market capital of about £14 billion. 

At the request of the chairman Sir Frank deferred his retirement until he was 67. During part of this time he was also Chairman of Sky TV.

He was also Chairman of Logica plc., Vice Chairman of Recolteos S.A. a Spanish company, and Chairman of a national charity. 

He spent most of his free time on the golf course (handicap 13; was 6 until work intervened) or fishing for salmon and sea trout. 

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