Background
CHEM, Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada was born on October 21, 1919 in Bradford.
CHEM, Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada was born on October 21, 1919 in Bradford.
Bradford Grammar School and Merton College, Oxford.
Joined Imperial Chemical Industries Limited., Fertilizer and Svnthetic Products Group 1942. Seconded to IC1 (New York) Limited. 1955-1958;"Head of Technical Department, Imperial Chemical Industries Limited.
1958, Development Director Heavy Organic Chemicals Division 1960 (Deputy Chairman 1964), General Manitoba Company Planning 1966, Commercial Director and Planning Director 1970, Deputy Chairman 78, Chairman 1978-1982.
Director Carrington Viyella Limited. 1970-1974, Imperial Chemicals Insurance Limited.
1970-1978 (Chairman 1972-1978), Chairman British Home Stores Public Limited Company 1982-1987. Director (non-executive) Storehouse Public Limited Company 1985-1989.
Nominated; Director (non executive) Dunlop Holdings Public Limited Company 1982-1983, Chairman January-November 1984.
Visiting Fellow, School of Business and Organizational Studies, University of Lancaster since 1970. Honorary Fellow, Merton College, Oxford 1979. Honorary Fellowship University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology 1979.
Trustee, The Civic Trust 1978-1982.
President Merton Society 1986-1989. Chairman Civil Justice Review Advisory Committee 1985-1987.
Honorary Doctorate.Univ. (Heriot-Watt) 1979, Honorary Doctorate.Tech.
(Bradford) 1979, Honorary Doctor of Science (Loughborough University of Technology) 1981.
Council of Lloyd’s since 1987. Court of British Shippers’ Council 82, Council, China, Burma, India Theatre of Operations 1978-1982. Of Court, University of Bradford since 1979.
Married Norma Fawcett in 1945.