May 31, 1909Manchester, England, United KingdomDied on 02 Jul 2004 (aged 95)Gemini
About Jan Lewando
Sir Jan Alfred Lewando (31 May 1909 – 2 July 2004) was a British businessman who was chairman of Carrington Viyella, and a former director of M&S.Lewando was born into the Polish Ashkenazi community in Manchester, which included Marks and Spencer's founding families.
His father who was a gifted tenor had left Poland for Ireland during the pogroms. Lewando was knighted In the 1974 New Year Honours.