 In 1923 he became Chairman of Charrington's, retiring in 1949, and took an active role in various brewing associations.He was Master of the Brewers' Company in 1930 and Chairman of the Brewers' Society three years year; he joined the Institute of Brewing in 1909, became a Council member in 1933, was twice its President, in 1937 and 1944 (in the former term, he applied for a grant of arms for the Institute, and paid the costs himself), and served as a Trustee from 1941 to 1950, when he was involved in the establishment of the Brewing Industry Research Foundation and helped to find new offices for the Institute.Other positions included President of the London Central Board in 1928 and 1946, President of the Licensed Victuallers' School between 1928 and 1929, President of the Beer and Wine Trade Benevolent Society in 1936 and President of the Licensed Victuallers National Homes in 1938.