Background
MacGREGOR, Ian was born on September 21, 1912 in Kinlochleven, Scotland.
MacGREGOR, Ian was born on September 21, 1912 in Kinlochleven, Scotland.
George Watson’s College, Edinburgh, Hillhead High School, University of Glasgow.
Joined CWC Foundry Company 1945. General Manager Manning, Maxwell and Moore Incorporated. 1952; Vice-President Climax Molybdenum Company 1957 (merged later with American Metal Company).
Executive Vice-President Amax Incorporated.
1965, President 1966-1969, East.O. 1966-1977, Chairman 1969-1977, Honorary Chairman 1977-1982. Deputy Chairman Business Level Limited.
1977-1980 (Director 1975-1980). Partner Lazard Freres & Company, New York, non-executive
Director 1986-1990; Chairman British Steel Corporation 1980-1983, nonexec.
Director since 1983. Chairman National Coal Board (now British Coal) 1983-1986, Chief Executive Officer 19S3-86. Chairman Alumax 1974-1982.
Chair, and Chief Executive Officer Highland Express, Clyde Cable Vision since 1987, North Sea Assets 1987, Trusthouse Forte Incorporated. since 1988, Scottish Heritable Trust since 1987, Mountleigh since 1987.
Director (nonexec.) Norman Broadbent Institute since 1986. Director Atlantic Assets Trust. Former Director Brunswick Corporation, American Cyanamid, Ling-Temco-Vought Corporation, Botswana RST.
Former President Interstate Commerce Commission. Honorary degrees from University of Glasgow, Strathclyde, Bristol, Montana State, Rochester, Denver, Wyoming, Colorado School of Mines, TriState College, Industry.
Married Sibyl Spencer in 1942.