Background
CATHERWOOD, Henry Frederick Ross was born on January 30, 1925 in Company Londonderry, N. Ireland. Son of the late of Stuart and of Jean Catherwood.
industrialist and public official
CATHERWOOD, Henry Frederick Ross was born on January 30, 1925 in Company Londonderry, N. Ireland. Son of the late of Stuart and of Jean Catherwood.
Shrewsbury" and Clare College, Cambridge.
Executive 1955-1960; Assistant Manager Director British Aluminium Company Limited. 1960-1962, Manager Director 1962-1964. Chief Industrial Adviser, Department, of Economics Affairs 1964-1966.
Director General 1966-1971.
Chairman British Institute of Manager 1972-1974, Chairman 1974-1976, Vice-President 1976-1990. Chairman Crossw"ay Books Limited. since 1990.
Chairman British Overseas Trade Board 1975-1979. Chairman Mallinson-Denny Limited.
1976-1979 (Director 1974).
Director John Laing Limited. (Group Manager Director and Chief Executive 1972-1974) 1971-1980, Goodyear Tyre and Rubber Company (Great Britain) Limited. since 1975. President Fellowship of Industry Evangelical Churches 1977-1978.
President European Parliament. since 1989.
(member Delegate to United States Congress 1983-1989, to Hungary since 1989, Chairman Committee Externa! Economics Relations 1979-1984, Vice-President European Democratic Group 1983-1987, Chairman Land Use and Food Policy Inter-group since 1987).
National Economics Development Council (North.E.D.C.) 1964-1971. British National Export Council 1965-1970. European Parliament, for Cambridgeshire and Wellingborough, 1979-1984, for Cambridgeshire and North. Bedford shire since 1984.
Council Royal Institute of Institute Affairs 1964-1977.
Married Elizabeth Lloyd-Jones in 1954.