Sydney Lipworth

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Sir Sydney Lipworth, QC, is a South African born lawyer and businessman.

Sir Sydney Lipworth was born in Johannesburg, South Africa, in 1931. He is the co-founder of Hambro Life Assurance in the UK (subsequently called Allied Dunbar Assurance and now Zurich Financial Services).

He was the Chairman of the Monopolies and Mergers Commission in the UK (now the Competition Commission) (1988-1993). He subsequently served as Chairman of Zeneca plc (now AstraZeneca plc) and Deputy Chairman of National Westminster Bank plc; Chairman of the Financial Reporting Council and Trustee of the International Accounting Standards Committee Foundation (until 2005).

He is also the Chairman of the Philharmonia Orchestra Trust, as well as holding several other directorships and charitable appointments involved with the arts.

Lipworth was called to the London Bar, appointed QC (hc) and is a Bencher, Inner Temple; Honorary LLD University of the Witwatersrand.


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