From 1995 to January 2009, he was the executive chairman of UK Land Estates and prior to that was executive deputy chairman of the Teesside-based Livingston Group and an executive director of its associate company Fairfield Industries.
Von 1995 bis Januar 2009 war er Executive Chairman von UK Land Estates und davor Executive Deputy Chairman der Livingston Group und Executive Director von dessen assoziierter Firma Fairfield Industries.