hiː bɪkˌeɪm ɐ dᵻɹˈɛktɚɹ ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti fˈaɪv ænd wʌz ɐpˈɔɪntᵻd mˈænɪdʒɪŋ dᵻɹˈɛktɚ ænd mədʒˈɔːɹᵻɾi ʃˈɛɹhoʊldɚɹ ɪnðɪ ˈɜːli nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi z.
He became a director in 1975 and was appointed managing director and majority shareholder in the early 1980s.