Lord Francis Leonard Tombs

Background

Tombs, Lord Francis Leonard was born on May 17, 1924. Son of Joseph and Jane Tombs.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Economics, Birmingham College of Technology. Doctor of Laws (honorary), Strathclyde University, 1976. Dynamics Technologies.

(honorary), Loughborough University, 1979. Doctor of Science (honorary), Aston University, 1979. Doctor of Science (honorary), University Lodz, Poland, 1980.

Doctor of Science (honorary), University Cranfield, 1985. Doctor of Literature (honorary), University Bradford, 1986.

Career

With General Electric Company, 1939-1945, Erith, 1957-1965, Birmingham Corporation, 1946-1947, British Electricity Authority, Midlands. Then with Center Electicity Authority, Merseyside and N. Wales, 1947-1957. With C.A. Parsons, Erith, 1965-1968, James Howden and Godfrey Ltd., 1968-1969.

Successively director engineering, deputy chairman, chairman South of Scotland Electricity Board, 1969-1977. Chairman Electricity Council, 1977-1980, Weir Group, 1981-1983, Turner and Newall, since 1982. Chairman Rolls-Royce, since 1985.

Board directors New Mexico Rothschild and Sons, Shell-United Kingdom. Member Standing Commission on Energy and the Environment, since 1978, SERC, 1982-1985.

Achievements

• Lord Francis Leonard Tombs has been listed as a noteworthy electric company executive by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Chairman Engineering Council, since 1985, ACARD, 1985-1987, ACOST, since 1987. Member Nature Conservancy Council, since 1978. Member Institution of Electrical Engineers (president 1981-1982), Association British Orchestras (chairman 1982-1986).

Interests

• Music, golf, sailing.

Connections

Married Marjorie Evans, 1949. 3 daughters.

Father:

Joseph Tombs

Mother:

Jane Tombs

Spouse:

Marjorie Evans