Background
Pitcher, Desmond Henry was born on March 23, 1935 in Liverpool, Merseyside, England. Son of George Charles and Alice Marion (Osborne) Pitcher.
Pitcher, Desmond Henry was born on March 23, 1935 in Liverpool, Merseyside, England. Son of George Charles and Alice Marion (Osborne) Pitcher.
Student, Liverpool College of Technology, 1957.
Development engineer, AV Roe & Company, Liverpool, 1957-1958;
systems engineer, Automatic Telephone and Elec. Company, Liverpool, 1958-1960;
from managing director to vice president international division, The Sperry Corporation, 1961-1976;
managing director, Business Level Ltd. Truck and Bus Division, London, 1976-1978;
managing director, Plessey Telecommunications and Office Systems Ltd., London, 1978-1983;
group chief executive, The Littlewoods Organisation, Liverpool, 1983-1993;
non executive vice chairman, The Littlewoods Organisation, Liverpool, 1993-1995;
chairman, United Utilities, Warrington, England, 1993-1998;
retired, United Utilities, Warrington, England, 1998.
Member northern advisory board National Westminster Bank PLC, 1989-1992, main board 1994-1998, chairman Merseyside Development Corporation, 1991-1998. Board directors National West Bank Plc.
Fellow Institute Electrical Engineers (Faraday lecturer 1973-1974), British Computer Society, Institute Design Engineers (honorary), Royal Society Arts. Member British Institute Management, Brooks Club, Royal Birkdale Golf Club, Everton Football Club (board directors 1987, deputy chairman 1990), Delamere Golf Club, Lancashire Cricket Club.
Married Patricia Ainsworth, 1961 (divorced 1973). Children: Samantha and Stephanie (twins). Married Carol Ann Rose, 1978 (divorced 1984).
Children: George, Andrew. Married Norma Barbara Niven, 1991.