Antony Pilkington
Sir Antony Richard Pilkington was the last family member to chair the Pilkington group.
He succeeded distant cousin Sir Alastair Pilkington as chairman in 1980 and served until 1995, having joined the board in 1973 when his second cousin once removed Baron Pilkington retired as chairman. He was knighted in 1990.
MP Sir Richard Pilkington was his uncle.
His antique car collection was auctioned at the 2012 Goodwood Festival of Speed. The five cars offered exceeded the 800,000GBP pre-auction estimate.
