Bernard Clive Pearson
Major the Hon. Bernard Clive Pearson | |
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| Born | 12 August 1887 Kensington, London, England |
| Died | 22 July 1965 Worthing, Sussex, England |
| Education | Rugby School Trinity College, Cambridge |
| Occupation(s) | Founder, British Airways Ltd Chairman, S. Pearson & Son (1927–1954) Chairman, Whitehall Securities Chairman, BOAC (1940–1943) |
| Spouse | Hon. Alicia Mary Dorothea Knatchbull-Hugessen (m. 1915) |
| Children | 3 |
| Parent(s) | Weetman Pearson, 1st Viscount Cowdray Annie Pearson, Viscountess Cowdray |
Bernard Clive Pearson (12 August 1887 – 22 July 1965), commonly known as Clive Pearson, was an aviation executive and British industrialist. As chairman of S. Pearson & Son from 1927 to 1954, Clive played a major role in British aviation history, establishing British Airways Ltd in 1935 and serving as a wartime chairman of the British Overseas Airways Corporation (BOAC) from 1940 until 1943. He also steered S. Pearson & Son through major crises, including a rescue of Lazard Brothers and Co. and the nationalisation of several assets owned by S. Pearson & Son during World War II.