Background
He was born in Rhodesia and after attending Campbell College in Belfast, he graduated from the University of Reading in England in 1964 and received an honorary degree from the University of Strathclyde in 1994.
He was born in Rhodesia and after attending Campbell College in Belfast, he graduated from the University of Reading in England in 1964 and received an honorary degree from the University of Strathclyde in 1994.
He worked for the Shell Group for nearly thirty years, starting in their Agribusiness in Africa and rising to be their Chief Executive for Shell, United Kingdom from 1990 to 1993. Since then he has held a number of positions, including the chairman of the U.K"s National Power from 1998 to 2000. He worked for Dixons Retail (comprising Dixons, Currys, Personal Computer World, Personal Computer City, The Link, Fotovista, Pixmania) from 2001 to 2009.