hiː wʌz ɹᵻspˈɑːnsᵻbəl fɚðə mˌɑːdɚnəzˈeɪʃən ʌvðə bˈæŋk dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti z ænd nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi z, ˌɪntɹədˈuːsɪŋ kəmpjˌuːɾɚɹaɪzˈeɪʃən ænd kˈoʊˈɔːɹdᵻnəɾɪŋ ɐ ɹˌiːdɪvˈɛləpmənt ʌvðə bˈæŋks ˈɑːfɪsᵻz ɔnðə stɹˈænd tʊ ɐ dɪzˈaɪn baɪ sˌɜː fɹˈɛdɚɹˌɪk dʒˈɪbɜːd.
He was responsible for the modernisation of the bank during the 1970s and 1980s, introducing computerisation and co-ordinating a redevelopment of the bank's offices on the Strand to a design by Sir Frederick Gibberd.