sentences:  In 1982, he became a Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire (KBE).Following his departure from the High Commissioner's post, he stayed on in London, serving as Director both non-executive director and executive director of over 30 companies in the UK and US.The most notable were the Prudential Assurance plc for nearly 10 years, the South Bank Board (Royal Festival Hall Complex) as vice-chairman for 15 years, The Throgmorton Trust plc, Classic ITC Threadneedle AMC (India), Nelson Hurst plc, Signet Group plc, The Ark Funds Inc. (US), Mitchell Cotts plc, Fidelity Asian Values plc and many finance companies, some of which he chaired.