George Harriman

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George William Harriman (3 March 1908 - 29 May 1973^[1] ) OBE (1943), CBE (1951) was a leading figure in the British motor industry in the 1960s.

He began his career in 1923 as an apprentice at the Hotchkiss works of Morris Motors Limited.^[1] He was promoted repeatedly, becoming assistant works superindendent with Morris in 1938.^[1] Two years later he switched to Austin in 1940, and by 1945 had become a director of that company.^[1] There followed a succession of promotions through the management of BMC,^[1] a car manufacturing conglomerate created from the merger in 1952 of the Morris and Austin businesses.

He was appointed Chairman and Managing Director of the British Motor Corporation in 1961, having in principal taken over many of the responsibilities involved some years earlier from Leonard Lord.^[1]

In addition to his business career, he was a noted rugby football player, captaining the Coventry and Warwickshire teams in the 1930s, and playing briefly for the England team in 1933.^[1]

References

↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 "World Wide: Sir George Harriman CBE". Autocar. 138 (nbr 4019): page 3. date 7 June 1973. Check date values in: |date= (help)

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Name	Harriman, George
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Date of birth	3 March 1908
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Date of death	29 May 1973
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