Lloyd Dorfman founded Travelex, the world's largest retailer of foreign exchange.
18 Facts About Lloyd Dorfman
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Lloyd Dorfman's family were Jewish immigrants from eastern Europe who came to London before The Great War.
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Lloyd Dorfman did not attend university, but instead studied for the Bar at Lincoln's Inn for a year, but did not finish the course.
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In 1976, Lloyd Dorfman started his own currency exchange business from one small shop based in Southampton Row in central London.
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Lloyd Dorfman spread to ports overseas, initially in the Netherlands and Belgium.
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In 1986, Lloyd Dorfman won Travelex a landmark contract as the first non-bank foreign exchange provider at the newly opened Heathrow Terminal 4.
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Lloyd Dorfman expanded into airports worldwide, opening in the USA in 1989 shortly followed by Australia in 1990.
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Lloyd Dorfman began to develop the presence of the company in Asia, starting with Japan and spreading to India in 2003 and China in 2004.
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Lloyd Dorfman has a number of other business interests, including shareholder and director of the London Theatre Company.
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Lloyd Dorfman became chairman of youth and enterprise charity the Prince's Trust in 2015, having joined the charity's Council in 2007.
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Lloyd Dorfman was the chairman of Prince's Trust International, which aims to help unemployed young people around the globe into education, training and work.
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Lloyd Dorfman is vice president of King's Trust International.
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Lloyd Dorfman was on the board of BAFTA from 2017 to 2023.
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Lloyd Dorfman is a member of the Royal Yacht Squadron, White's and the Garrick Club.
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Lloyd Dorfman was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the 2008 Birthday Honours for services to business and charity.
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Lloyd Dorfman was knighted in the 2018 Birthday Honours for services to philanthropy and the arts.
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Lloyd Dorfman was appointed Commander of the Royal Victorian Order in the 2022 Birthday Honours for services to the Prince's Trust.
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Lloyd Dorfman is an honorary fellow of St Peter's College, Oxford and an Honorary Bencher of Lincoln's Inn Lloyd Dorfman was awarded an honorary doctorate by Buckingham University in 2016.