Sir Maurice Alfred Lister Banks (11 August 1901 – 11 August 1991) was a British businessman.

Educated at Westminster School in London, Banks was a Director of Oakbank Oil Co. Ltd during 1962/3–1963, which became BP Exploration (Associated Holdings) in 1963.[1] He was also a Director of Pumpherston Oil Co. Ltd over the same period.[2] He was also Chairman of the Laird Group.[3]

During 1965–66, Banks was President of the British Computer Society.[4]

In the United Kingdom 1971 New Year's Honours List, Banks was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II[5] as a Knight Bachelor for services to patent law.[6] In 1972, he received the UK Businessman of the Year award, presented by Lord George-Brown at the Savoy Hotel in central London.[3]

Maurice Banks was married to a United States citizen, Anne Banks. Health advocate and activist Joan Banks Dunlop (1934–2012) was their daughter.[7]

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References

  1. ↑ "Oakbank Oil Co. Ltd. (1886)". Scottish oil companies. UK: Scottish Shale. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
  2. ↑ "Pumpherston Oil Co. Ltd". Scottish oil companies. UK: Scottish Shale. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
  3. 1 2 "1972 Award for Sir Maurice Banks". Alamy. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
  4. ↑ "BCS past presidents". BCS. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
  5. ↑ "Honours and Awards" (PDF). The London Gazette. No. 45302. UK. 12 February 1971. p. 1343.
  6. ↑ "News". Design Journal. UK: VADS (266): 21–22. February 1971.
  7. ↑ "Joan Banks Dunlop papers". Sophia Smith Collection of Women's History. USA: Smith College. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
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