ctic ▁Place - Names ▁Committee ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 3 , ▁after ▁Col in ▁Monte ath , ▁a ▁field ▁operations ▁officer ▁with ▁the ▁Ant ar ctic ▁Division ▁of ▁the ▁New ▁Zealand ▁Department ▁of ▁Scient ific ▁and ▁Indust rial ▁Research . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : Mount ains ▁of ▁Victoria ▁Land ▁Category : B orch gre v ink ▁Coast <0x0A> </s> ▁Sir ▁Ralph ▁Mark ▁Hal per n ▁( born ▁October ▁ 1 9 3 8 ) ▁was ▁a ▁British ▁business man , ▁who ▁was ▁the ▁founder ▁of ▁Top ▁Sh op ▁and ▁chief ▁executive ▁officer ▁( CE O ) ▁of ▁the ▁Bur ton ▁Group ▁between ▁ 1 9 7 9 ▁- ▁ 1 9 9 1 . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁Ralph ▁Hal per n ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁October ▁ 1 9 3 8 . ▁He ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁London ▁after ▁his ▁Jewish ▁parents ▁fled ▁from ▁the ▁Naz is ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 3 0 s ▁and ▁em igr ated ▁to ▁England , ▁losing ▁their ▁fortune . ▁ ▁Career ▁Hal per n ▁joined ▁Bur ton ▁Group ▁as ▁a ▁management ▁tra ine e ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 1 , ▁and ▁was ▁directly ▁involved ▁in ▁the ▁establishment ▁of ▁Top ▁Sh op ▁( above ▁a ▁Peter ▁Robinson ▁branch ) ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 4 . ▁On ▁the ▁back ▁of ▁its ▁success ▁he ▁progress ed ▁through ▁the ▁manager ial ▁ranks ▁becoming ▁chief ▁executive ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 8 . ▁He ▁turned ▁it ▁into ▁a ▁ret ail ▁emp ire ▁that ▁domin ated ▁the ▁British ▁high ▁street