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Sir Giles Connop McEachern Guthrie, 2nd Baronet OBE DSC JP (21 March 1916 – 31 December 1979) was an English aviator, merchant banker and later, an airline industry executive, serving as the chairman and chief executive of the state owned airline British Overseas Airways Corporation (BOAC). ==Early life== Giles Guthrie was born in Westminster, London on 21 March 1916. His father was Connop Thirlwall Robert Guthrie, a merchant banker and public servant, and his mother was Eila Mary Guthrie (née McEacharn), eldest daughter of Sir Malcolm McEacharn, an Australian shipping magnate and former Mayor of Melbourne. He was educated at Eton College and at Magdalene College, Cambridge. His father, Connop, had served as an officer during the early stages of World War I but following injury, managed the American operations of the Ministry of Shipping. He took up business roles after the war, directing City General Trust before purchasing North Central Wagon Company in a joint venture with Prudential Assurance in 1928. He served as North Central Wagon Company's chairman from 1928–1939. Connop was appointed Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire (KBE) in the 1918 New Year Honours for his war service with the Ministry of Shipping, and the Guthrie baronetcy was created for Connop in the 1936 New Year Honours. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Giles Guthrie」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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