Code | DS/UK/132 |
Surname | Hawker |
Forenames | (Frank) Cyril |
PreTitle | Sir |
Title | Knight |
Dates | 1900 - 1991 |
Epithet | Adviser to the Governors (1953 - 1954); Executive Director (1954 - 1962) |
Activity | Hawker was educated at the City of London School and joined the Bank in 1920. He was Deputy Chief Cashier (1944 - 1948) and Chief Accountant (1948 - 1953) before becoming Adviser to the Governors in 1953. Hawker was appointed Executive Director in 1954, remaining in post until 1962 when he left the Bank to become Chairman of The Standard Bank (1962-74), the Chartered Bank (1973-74) and Standard and Chartered Banking Group (1969-74). |
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