1947
Joseph James Gaggero III, eldest son of now Sir George Gaggero (1941), joined MHB and was later appointed Managing Director and Chairman; by this point, MHB was 100% subsidiary of the Bland Group Ltd. Bland Group Ltd. Comprised aviation, shipping and travel companies, in which he also held the roles of both Chairman and Managing Director. After World War II, he reinvigorated MHB, aggressively developing existing trade interests and diversifying the company’s aviation, travel and tourism interests; this expanded the geographical spread of its trading portfolio, all held together under Bland Group Ltd.