Clive Bourne

Sir Clive Bourne (27 September 1942 in Stoke Newington, London – 10 January 2007 in Nevis, West Indies) was a British businessman and philanthropist, particularly known for his work on city academies.

He was educated at the William McEntee School, Walthamstow but left at age 15, and worked in an import-export business.

He realised the need to speed up deliveries between the United Kingdom and the rest of Europe, and in 1962 set up an overnight parcel service, Seabourne Express Courier.

The company was subjected to demands by the Arab Boycott Office to stop services to Israel, which he refused.

He helped to build Kent International Airport's passenger terminal, and when it opened in 1989 he named the VIP lounge after local Jewish philanthropist, Sir Moses Montefiore.