Monty Alfred

Arnold Montague Alfred (21 March 1925 – 26 July 2011), known as Montague Alfred or Monty Alfred, was a British businessman and civil servant.

Born in Surrey on 21 March 1925, Alfred was the son of a Russian émigré who ran a series of business ventures (not always successfully). He was evacuated to Norfolk and Lancaster as a child. He attended Imperial College London and the London School of Economics, before serving as head of economics at Courtaulds from 1953 to 1969. became chairman of its publishing division. He restructured it and was involved in establishing Usborne.