Background
Born into the Fry family in Bristol, the second son of Cecil Roderick Fry who as the last chairman of the J. S. Fry & Sons chocolate concern arranged for the sale of the company to rival Cadbury"s, enraging the family.
Born into the Fry family in Bristol, the second son of Cecil Roderick Fry who as the last chairman of the J. S. Fry & Sons chocolate concern arranged for the sale of the company to rival Cadbury"s, enraging the family.
Jeremy was educated at Gordonstoun, and joined the Royal Air Force as a pilot. He became a product designer with Frenchay Products Limited between 1954 and 1957. He founded Rotork Engineering Company in 1957 after identifying the potential of valve actuators.
As Chairman he oversaw Rotork"s rise to becoming the market leader in equipment for use in oil and gas pipelines, refineries, power stations and waste water plants, and a member of the FTSE 250 Index.