Following Cambridge University and a Wharton MBA, Sir Paul joined Cadbury Schweppes and led the $150 million buyout of their food companies to form Premier Brands. He is now Chairman of the Wharton Board for Europe, Middle East and Africa, the Royal Society of Arts, and the British-North American Committee, President of the Association of MBAs, President-Elect of the UK Chartered Management Institute, an Independent Director of Standard Bank Group Ltd of South Africa, and a Trustee of the American Management Association and of the Royal Institution.