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{{Short description|British corporate executive (1927–2011)}}
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'''Sir Anthony William Byrd Hayward''' (1927–2011),<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=Sir Anthony Hayward|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/8496016/Sir-Anthony-Hayward.html|access-date=2021-10-27|website=www.telegraph.co.uk}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web|title=THE MAN WHO LEFT HIS HEART BEHIND IN BENGAL|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/opinion/the-man-who-left-his-heart-behind-in-bengal/cid/421168|access-date=2021-10-27|website=www.telegraphindia.com}}</ref> also known as Tony Hayward, was a British corporate executive. Hayward is perhaps best remembered for launching the popular Haywards 5000 brand of beer in India.

After serving in the Royal Navy, Hayward arrived in [[Kolkata|Calcutta]] (now Kolkata), India, in 1948. He joined the well-known alcohol company [[Shaw Wallace]] and rose to become its chairman.<ref name=":1"/> Hayward was also appointed president of the [[Bengal Chamber of Commerce and Industry]] in 1973,<ref>{{Cite web|title=Past Presidents The Bengal Chamber of Commerce & Industry, Kolkata, India|url=https://www.bengalchamber.com/presidents.html|access-date=2021-10-27|website=www.bengalchamber.com}}</ref> and president of the [[Associated Chambers of Commerce]] (ASSOCHAM) in 1977.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Ghatak|first=Aditi Roy|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=YMEVAQAAMAAJ|title=Partnership for Progress: The ASSOCHAM Story, 1920-1995|date=1995|publisher=Associated Chambers of Commerce & Industry of India|pages=140, 287|language=en}}</ref> Hayward is said to have guided Shaw Wallace through "very difficult political, economic and bureaucratic hurdles in the 1970s".<ref>{{Cite web|last=Narayan|first=T. C.|title=A tribute to Tony Hayward|url=https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/companies/A-tribute-to-Tony-Hayward/article20112010.ece|access-date=2021-10-27|website=@businessline|language=en}}</ref> [[The Daily Telegraph|''The'' ''Daily Telegraph'']] in London said of Hayward: "A deep and evident empathy for his host nation made him an outstanding ambassador for British commercial interests at an uneasy time, and his gift with words lightened many a prickly encounter."<ref name=":0" /> Hayward left Calcutta

in 1978, moving on to assignments in Singapore and Hong Kong. He was knighted the same year for his services to British business interests in India.<ref name=":0" /> Hayward kept making frequent visits to Calcutta and celebrated his fiftieth wedding anniversary there.<ref name=":1" />

In 2016, there was renewed interest in Hayward's life and legacy in the Indian press, after his grandson, Ben Hayward, visited India and produced a four-part documentary series, "2 Men and a Beer", tracing the legacy of the Haywards 5000 brand.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2016-09-23|title=Brewing for over a century: The Haywards India legacy|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/sponsoredcontent/brewing-for-over-a-century-the-haywards-india-legacy/story-5wxBg0YwWsq2Eot2nRdXWJ.html|access-date=2021-10-27|website=Hindustan Times|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2016-09-26|title=Video: Haywards founder's grandson visits India to learn about the iconic beer|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/lifestyle/travel/260916/video-haywards-founders-grandson-visits-india-to-learn-about-the-iconic-beer.html|access-date=2021-10-27|website=Deccan Chronicle|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2016-09-30|title=Explore his legacy with Ben Hayward – 2 Men And A Beer|url=https://www.firstpost.com/living/explore-his-legacy-with-ben-hayward-2-men-and-a-beer-3023986.html|access-date=2021-10-27|website=Firstpost|language=en}}</ref>

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