Background
Westhead, John Michael was born on November 13, 1928 in Bramhall, Cheshire, England. Son of Percy and Hilda Elizabeth (Wilson) Westhead.
Westhead, John Michael was born on November 13, 1928 in Bramhall, Cheshire, England. Son of Percy and Hilda Elizabeth (Wilson) Westhead.
Bachelor with 1st class honours in Physics, Oxford (England) University, 1950; Doctor of Philisophy in Nuclear Physics, Oxford (England) University, 1953; postgraduate, Stanford University, 1963-1964.
General manager, General Electric Company-Henley, Kent, England, 1966-1968;
managing director, Pye Telecom. Ltd., Cambridge, England, 1968-1974;
managing director, Tye Technology Marketing Corporation Ltd., Malnesbury, England, 1974-1978;
managing director, Bowthorpe PLC, Crawley, England, since 1979;
chief executive, Bowthorpe PLC, Crawley, England, since 1992. Chairman or board directors several Bowthorpe subsidiary.
Non-executive director Southern Water PLC, Sussex, England, T.R. Tech PLC, London, Tragen Finance Company Ltd., London.
Member council Center for Business Strategy, London Business School, 1983-1999. Fellow Institution Electrical Engineers, Royal Society Arts. Member British Institute Management (companion), Stanford University Alumni Association, Wine Society, Chevaliers du Tastevin, Oxford and Cambridge Club, Riverside Club.
Married Portia Peters, June 14, 1958. Children: Justin, Crispin.