The Rt Hon the Lord Sterling of Plaistow, GCVO, CBE

Foretitle(s): Baron (Life Peer UK 1991), of Pall Mall in the City of Westminster; Sir
Surname: STERLING OF PLAISTOW
Style: The Rt Hon the Lord Sterling of Plaistow, GCVO, CBE
Recreations: music, swimming, tennis

Career: Paul Schweder & Co (Stock Exchange) 1955-57, G Eberstadt & Co 1957-62, fin dir General Guarantee Corp 1962-64, md Gula Investments Ltd 1964-69, chm Sterling Guarantee Trust plc 1969 (merged with P&O 1985), memb Bd of Dirs British Airways 1979-82, exec chm The Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company 1983-2005 (dir 1980-2005), chm P&O Princess Cruises 2000-03; special advsr to Sec of State for Industry (later Trade and Industry) 1982-90; World ORT Union: memb Exec 1966-, chm Orgn Ctee 1969-73, chm ORT Technical Servs 1974-, vice-pres British ORT 1978-; pres: Gen Cncl of Br Shipping 1990-91, EC Shipowners' Assocs 1992-94; chm The Queen's Golden Jubilee Weekend Tst 2002, dep chm and hon treas London Celebrations Ctee for Queen's Silver Jubilee; Motability: co-fndr 1977, chm Exec Ctee 1977-, vice-chm 1977-94, chm 1994-; chm: Young Vic Co 1975-83, Bd of Govrs Royal Ballet Sch 1983-99; govr Royal Ballet 1986-99; tstee Nat Maritime Museum 2005-; Hon Capt RNR 1991, elder brother Trinity House 1991; Freeman City of London; Hon DBA Nottingham Trent Univ 1995, Hon DCL Univ of Durham 1996; Hon FIMarE 1991, Hon FICS 1992, Hon MRICS 1993, FISVA 1995, Hon FRINA 1997; KStJ 1998, Grand Offr Order of the May (Argentina) 2002, Officer's Cross of the Order of Merit (Germany) 2004