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| − | | | + | |description=British businessman who led [[British-American Tobacco]]. [[Chatham house]]. Sole British industrialist on the [[Action Committee for the United States of Europe]]. Attended three Bilderberg meetings. |
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| + | |title=Chairman | ||
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| − | '''Sir Patrick Sheehy''' was chairman of [[BAT | + | }} |
| + | '''Sir Patrick Sheehy''' was a British businessman who led [[British-American Tobacco]]. He was a member of the council of the [[Royal Institution of International Affairs]], and the sole British industrialist on the [[Action Committee for the United States of Europe]], an influential lobby group of business leaders and former politicians (including [[Giovanni Agnelli]] and [[Helmut Schmidt]]) in favour of [[EU|European economic and monetary union]]. He attended three Bilderberg meetings,in [[Bilderberg/1985]]. [[Bilderberg/1986|1986]] and [[Bilderberg/1993|1993]] | ||
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| + | ==Background== | ||
| + | Patrick Sheehy was born in [[Burma]] on September 2 1930, the son of an Irish father, Sir John Sheehy, who rose to be secretary of the finance department in the Indian Civil Service, and a Scottish mother.<ref name=tele>https://www.telegraph.co.uk/obituaries/2019/07/24/sir-patrick-sheehy-businessman-consolidated-fortunes-british/</ref> | ||
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| + | He went to [[Ampleforth College]], and on leaving school he was commissioned into the [[Irish Guards]] for National Service.<ref name=tele/> | ||
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| + | ==Career== | ||
| + | He joined British-American Tobacco in [[1950]], where he was posted first to [[Nigeria]] and [[Ghana]], becoming regional sales manager. In [[1954]] he was seconded to the Ethiopian Tobacco Monopoly, moving to [[Jamaica]] as BAT's marketing director in [[1957]] and [[Barbados]] in [[1961]].<ref name=tele/> | ||
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| + | After an interlude in the marketing department in [[London]] he became general manager of the group's [[Dutch]] subsidiary in 1967, returning to head office in 1970 to join the group board. From there he played a major part in acquisitions in the US and elsewhere, and it was his grasp of all BAT's interests beyond tobacco which helped win him the chairmanship in [[1982]].<ref name=tele/> | ||
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| + | In [[1976]], when Sheehy became deputy chairman, the group renamed itself BAT Industries to signify change, though it was still the free world's largest tobacco business, making 500 billion cigarettes a year in 50 countries. Sheehy refocused the business on tobacco and financial services, shedding most of BAT's retail and consumer interests.<ref name=tele/> | ||
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| + | ==Other positions== | ||
| + | He was a member of the council of the [[Royal Institution of International Affairs]] (Chatham House), where he was on the Fundraising Board, His tobacco company funded the refurbishment of the library, donating £70,000 towards it. BAT believed that funding the library was the most comprehensive way it could achieve "impact" with its money.<ref>https://www.tobaccotactics.org/article/chatham-house/</ref> | ||
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| + | He was the sole British industrialist on the [[Comité d'Action pour Europe]], an influential lobby group of business leaders and former politicians (including [[Giovanni Agnelli]] and [[Helmut Schmidt]]) in favour of [[EU|European economic and monetary union]].<ref name=tele/> | ||
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| + | Sheehy was also a director of ''[[The Spectator]]'', whose then chairman, [[Algy Cluff]], invited him to join the board of his mining venture, Cluff Resources, as well as an international adviser to Swiss Bank and a director of [[BP]].<ref name=tele/> | ||
==Sheehy Inquiry== | ==Sheehy Inquiry== | ||
| + | In [[1992]], in response to public disquiet about the effectiveness of the police in combating rising crime, he was asked by [[Kenneth Clarke]], the Home Secretary, to chair an inquiry into "police responsibilities and rewards".<ref name=tele/> | ||
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| + | His report, published in July 1993, provoked a furious response from the Police Federation, which accused him of seeking to impose private-sector dogma outside its natural terrain. He recommended a shift to performance-related pay, fixed-term contracts and stronger powers to hire and fire, in order to "ginger up the jobs-for-life culture" of the force; he also proposed the abolition of the ranks of chief inspector, chief superintendent and deputy chief constable.<ref>http://www.official-documents.gov.uk/document/cm22/2280/2280_i.pdf</ref> | ||
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| + | The Association of Chief Police Officers backed him, but with Clarke having been succeeded by [[Michael Howard]] the Federation's opposition saw to it that most of the proposals were shelved. | ||
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| + | Clarke, who had received [[junkets]] from BAT, became a director of the company in 1998 after leaving government.<ref>https://www.dailyecho.co.uk/news/4074650.kenneth-clarkes-relationship-with-bat-called-into-question/</ref> | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
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| Born | 2 September 1930 | |||||||||||||||
| Died | 23 July 2019 (Age 88) | |||||||||||||||
| Nationality | British | |||||||||||||||
| Alma mater | Ampleforth College | |||||||||||||||
| Spouse | Jill Tindall | |||||||||||||||
| Member of | Action Committee for the United States of Europe, Chatham House, European Round Table of Industrialists | |||||||||||||||
British businessman who led British-American Tobacco. Chatham house. Sole British industrialist on the Action Committee for the United States of Europe. Attended three Bilderberg meetings.
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Sir Patrick Sheehy was a British businessman who led British-American Tobacco. He was a member of the council of the Royal Institution of International Affairs, and the sole British industrialist on the Action Committee for the United States of Europe, an influential lobby group of business leaders and former politicians (including Giovanni Agnelli and Helmut Schmidt) in favour of European economic and monetary union. He attended three Bilderberg meetings,in Bilderberg/1985. 1986 and 1993
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Background
Patrick Sheehy was born in Burma on September 2 1930, the son of an Irish father, Sir John Sheehy, who rose to be secretary of the finance department in the Indian Civil Service, and a Scottish mother.[1]
He went to Ampleforth College, and on leaving school he was commissioned into the Irish Guards for National Service.[1]
Career
He joined British-American Tobacco in 1950, where he was posted first to Nigeria and Ghana, becoming regional sales manager. In 1954 he was seconded to the Ethiopian Tobacco Monopoly, moving to Jamaica as BAT's marketing director in 1957 and Barbados in 1961.[1]
After an interlude in the marketing department in London he became general manager of the group's Dutch subsidiary in 1967, returning to head office in 1970 to join the group board. From there he played a major part in acquisitions in the US and elsewhere, and it was his grasp of all BAT's interests beyond tobacco which helped win him the chairmanship in 1982.[1]
In 1976, when Sheehy became deputy chairman, the group renamed itself BAT Industries to signify change, though it was still the free world's largest tobacco business, making 500 billion cigarettes a year in 50 countries. Sheehy refocused the business on tobacco and financial services, shedding most of BAT's retail and consumer interests.[1]
Other positions
He was a member of the council of the Royal Institution of International Affairs (Chatham House), where he was on the Fundraising Board, His tobacco company funded the refurbishment of the library, donating £70,000 towards it. BAT believed that funding the library was the most comprehensive way it could achieve "impact" with its money.[2]
He was the sole British industrialist on the Comité d'Action pour Europe, an influential lobby group of business leaders and former politicians (including Giovanni Agnelli and Helmut Schmidt) in favour of European economic and monetary union.[1]
Sheehy was also a director of The Spectator, whose then chairman, Algy Cluff, invited him to join the board of his mining venture, Cluff Resources, as well as an international adviser to Swiss Bank and a director of BP.[1]
Sheehy Inquiry
In 1992, in response to public disquiet about the effectiveness of the police in combating rising crime, he was asked by Kenneth Clarke, the Home Secretary, to chair an inquiry into "police responsibilities and rewards".[1]
His report, published in July 1993, provoked a furious response from the Police Federation, which accused him of seeking to impose private-sector dogma outside its natural terrain. He recommended a shift to performance-related pay, fixed-term contracts and stronger powers to hire and fire, in order to "ginger up the jobs-for-life culture" of the force; he also proposed the abolition of the ranks of chief inspector, chief superintendent and deputy chief constable.[3]
The Association of Chief Police Officers backed him, but with Clarke having been succeeded by Michael Howard the Federation's opposition saw to it that most of the proposals were shelved.
Clarke, who had received junkets from BAT, became a director of the company in 1998 after leaving government.[4]
Events Participated in
| Event | Start | End | Location(s) | Description |
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| Bilderberg/1985 | 10 May 1985 | 12 May 1985 | New York US Arrowwood of Westchester Rye Brook | The 33rd Bilderberg, held in Canada |
| Bilderberg/1986 | 25 April 1986 | 27 April 1986 | Scotland Gleneagles Hotel | The 34th Bilderberg, 109 participants |
| Bilderberg/1993 | 22 April 1993 | 25 April 1993 | Greece Nafsika Astir Palace Hotel Vouliagmeni | The 41st Bilderberg, held in Greece |
References
- ↑ a b c d e f g h https://www.telegraph.co.uk/obituaries/2019/07/24/sir-patrick-sheehy-businessman-consolidated-fortunes-british/
- ↑ https://www.tobaccotactics.org/article/chatham-house/
- ↑ http://www.official-documents.gov.uk/document/cm22/2280/2280_i.pdf
- ↑ https://www.dailyecho.co.uk/news/4074650.kenneth-clarkes-relationship-with-bat-called-into-question/
