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Biography
Sir Harry Solomon (born 1937) is the founder of Hillsdown Holdings, one of the United Kingdom's largest food businesses.
Career
Educated at St Albans School in Hertfordshire, Harry Solomon qualified as a solicitor in 1960 and went on to practise law. He founded Solomon Taylor & Shaw in Hampstead in the 1970s.
In 1976 he co-founded Hillsdown Holdings and built it into one of the United Kingdom's largest food businesses. He retired from the business in 1993.
He is now a member of the Senior Management of the Portland Trust, which promotes peace and stability between the Israelis and the Palestinians. He is also a Non-Executive Director of Portland Capital and a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians.
He was knighted in 1991 for services to the food industry.
He has provided some funding to Forward Thinking, a charitable organisation addressing issues related to promoting greater understanding and inclusion of Muslims in the UK and the Middle East peace process.
In 2015, Harry Solomon received the Lifetime Achievement Award at the British Israeli Business Awards.
Family
He is married to Judy.