Obituary: Lewis Lee ; Pioneer of Modern Banking at the Co-Op
Hurlston, Malcolm, The Independent (London, England)
SEVERE, FORMAL and unyielding in his work persona, Lewis Lee was a man with rare gifts to make things happen and to bring the best out of the people he worked with. After education at Manchester Grammar School and interspersed with service in Bomber Command, he devoted his working life to the Co-operative Bank. When he joined the bank in 1936, it was little more than an adjunct to the Co- operative Wholesale Society which owned it; by the time he retired in 1985, it had become a leading bank in the personal sector.
Lee was appointed general manager in 1971. His period in charge divided into two parts. In the first part, he worked closely with Arthur Sugden, who was …
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Article title: Obituary: Lewis Lee ; Pioneer of Modern Banking at the Co-Op.
Contributors: Hurlston, Malcolm - Author.
Newspaper title: The Independent (London, England).
Publication date: April 13, 2004.
Page number: 26.
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