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Sir Austin Ernest Bide (11 September 1915 – 11 May 2008) was a British chemist and industrialist. He was president of Glaxo from 1973 to 1985, and chairman of British Leyland from 1984 to 1986. He was knighted in 1980. He died in St. Anthony's Hospital of bronchopneumonia after suffering from a stroke.[1]

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  1. ^ Goldman, Lawrence (2013). Oxford Dictionary of National Biography 2005-2008. Oxford University Press. p. 100. ISBN 9780199671540.
  2. ^ Martin Adeney. "Obituary: Sir Austin Bide | Business". The Guardian. Retrieved 2015-08-18.
  3. ^ Adams, Keith (2008-05-24). "Obituary : Sir Austin Bide". AROnline. Retrieved 2015-08-18.
  4. ^ "Austin Bide | History of The Open University | Open University". Open.ac.uk. 1970-08-04. Retrieved 2015-08-18.
  5. ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20081006233326/http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/a0eb0e02-22a8-11dd-93a9-000077b07658.html. Archived from the original on October 6, 2008. Retrieved May 12, 2013. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help); Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  6. ^ "Sir Austin Bide". The Times. 2008-05-28. Retrieved 2015-08-18.