Brian Lawson Salmon

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Brian Lawson Salmon CBE (30 June 1917 – June 2001), was a British businessman, the chairman of J. Lyons and Co. from 1972 to 1977, and the author of the on senior nursing staff structures and training, which has become "one of the bases of the modern profession".

Early life[]

Salmon was born in 30 June 1917, and educated at Malvern College.[1] He was the second of four sons of (1888–1940) and his wife Emma Gluckstein, and a grandson of one of the founders of Lyons, Barnett Salmon.[2][3]

Career[]

Salmon was in the RAF from 1940 to 1946, rising to senior catering officer.[3]

In the early 1960s, Salmon introduced the Wimpy hamburger to the UK, first in Lyons' cafes, then in a chain of Wimpy restaurants.[1]

Salmon also held senior posts in the British health service, and the on senior nursing staff structures and training has become "one of the bases of the modern profession".[1][3]

In 1972, he was appointed a CBE. On his retirement in 1977, he was succeeded as chairman by his brother , who was to merge the company with Allied Breweries to become Allied Lyons.[1]

Personal life[]

In 1946, he married Annette Mackay, and they had two sons and a daughter.[1]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e "Brian Salmon". Daily Telegraph. 14 June 2001. Retrieved 11 December 2016.
  2. ^ "J. Lyons & Co". Kzwp.com. Retrieved 30 March 2017.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b c W. Rubinstein; Michael A. Jolles (27 January 2011). The Palgrave Dictionary of Anglo-Jewish History. Springer. p. 846. ISBN 978-0-230-30466-6.
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