Leslie Porter

Sir Leslie Porter (born Posament; 10 July 1920 – 20 March 2005) was an English businessman,[1] chairman and managing director of Tesco Stores. Porter was managing director of J. Porter & Co (1955–59) before moving into management at Tesco. He was awarded an Honorary PhD in Business Management from Tel Aviv University in 1974.

  1. ^ "Porter, Sir Leslie (1920–2005), businessman: Oxford Dictionary of National Biography". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. 1 January 2004. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/97616. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)