Michael Bishop, Baron Glendonbrook

The Lord Glendonbrook
Member of the House of Lords
Lord Temporal
Assumed office
22 March 2011
Life Peerage
Personal details
Born
Michael David Bishop

10 February 1942 (1942-02-10) (age 82)[1]
Bowdon, Cheshire, England
Political partyConservative
OccupationBusinessman
Net worthDecrease £200 million (2013)[2]

Michael David Bishop, Baron Glendonbrook CBE AM (born 10 February 1942) is a British-Australian businessman and life peer who rose to prominence as owner of the airline BMI. He sold his stake in the airline to Lufthansa on 1 July 2009 and (as of 2008) had an estimated personal fortune of £280 million.[3] He was one of the UK's first openly gay senior executives.[4]

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  2. ^ Redrup, Yolanda (25 January 2009). "About Us". Smartcompany.com.au. Archived from the original on 2 November 2013. Retrieved 2 November 2013.
  3. ^ Times Rich List (27 April 2008). "Sir Michael Bishop". The Times. London. Retrieved 2 November 2008.
  4. ^ "Businesses". BBC News. 14 August 2009. Retrieved 27 August 2009.

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