He came to the Isle of Man in 1949, married in Ramsey in 1951 and left the Island in 1953 to join Phillips Electrical.

From Phillips he went on to ITT and Charterhouse, becoming Managing Director of the then struggling Edmundson Electrical Company in 1974. When he retired back to the Isle of Man in 1987, as a result of his efforts and those of his team, the company was well on its way to becoming the largest and most profitable company of its type in the UK.

In recognition of his achievements he was co-opted onto the Industrial Policy Committee of the CBI.