Lord began his career in 1965 with the
Ford Motor Company before joining Henry Jones IXL in 1973, where he was promoted to the Board in 1978. Lord served as a Director for several companies associated with the
Elders Group until 1992, including Elders IXL and
Foster's Brewing. In 1985, Lord established Elders Resources Limited, a public company, and was appointed as its chief executive and deputy chairman. In 1992, Lord was cleared by the Australian Securities Commission in relation to the WA Companies and Securities Code and
WA Inc. This decision came after Lord established that, having been overseas at the time of all issues, he could not have possibly attended such a meeting or been involved. As evidence, Lord produced his passport, airline tickets, hotel bills and minutes from the Elders Resources board meeting, which proved his absence from the country. In 1990, Lord retired from Elders Resources. He cashed his Elders' bonus shares and used the AUD$11 million to create the Belgravia Group, a privately owned investment group that employs approximately 7,000 people across Australia and New Zealand, as of 2005. Belgravia Group is named for the location of Elders' London offices. Belgravia focuses on medium developments of under $50 million each, with many areas pertaining to different markets. In regards to the beginning of Belgravia, Lord said "I felt I had to start again. But to start again, I think you have to be prepared to eat some humble pie and start small, rather than continuing at the level where you were in a grand way. You have to go back to basics." Sections of Belgravia include Belgravia Apparel, which manufactures uniforms for companies such as
KFC,
Burger King,
Emirates,
Virgin Atlantic,
Coles,
Woolworths/Countdown,
Officeworks. in addition to being responsible for all product manufacturing for
New Balance in Australia. In Addition to launching Belgravia, Lord put money into
King Island Dairy and a property portfolio including Buckie Station. As of 2003, Belgravia Leisure managed 80 community facilities for local governments. == Sports Administration Career ==