Peter de Savary

Peter John de Savary (11 July 1944 – 30 October 2022) was a British businessman in shipping, oil and property. He once owned or managed 13 shipyards around the globe and had global oil-trading and refuelling businesses. He was the Chairman of Millwall F.C. Quotes I don't need to be doing anything for the money," he says, "but I do it for the same reason that actors keep on making films. I am doing what I want to do. For me, this is really a passion to realise a vision. You can't teach people to smile back, but you can teach them to wait at table. We have highly motivated people for whom it's not a job. They're here to kiss arse, because that's what guests are paying us to do. In many five-star hotels, the staff do their jobs but they're not highly motivated. I want people with passion and enthusiasm. It starts and ends with me - my boss is the customer. The world is no longer conducive to old-fashioned entrepreneurs like me. We relied on personal relationships; now everything is transaction-oriented and hi-tech. External links Category:1944 births Category:2022 deaths Category:Businesspeople from England Category:People educated at Charterhouse School