hiː bɪkˌeɪm tʃˈɛɹmən ʌvðə fˈæmɪli fˈɜːm ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti sˈɛvən, ɐ ɹˈoʊl hiː tˈʊk ˌoʊvɚ fɹʌm hɪz kˈʌzən, ænd stˈeɪd ɪn ʌntˈɪl hiː ɹᵻtˈaɪɚd ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi sˈɪks.
He became chairman of the family firm in 1967, a role he took over from his cousin, and stayed in until he retired in 1986.