Background
Baker, Michael John was born on November 5, 1935 in Debden, Essex, England. Son of John Overend and Constance Dorothy (Smith) Baker.
Baker, Michael John was born on November 5, 1935 in Debden, Essex, England. Son of John Overend and Constance Dorothy (Smith) Baker.
Bachelor, Durham (England) University, 1958; Bachelor of Science in Economics, U. London, 1962; certified international teachers program, Harvard University, 1969; D Business Administration, Harvard University, 1971.
Salesman, RTB (Sales) Ltd., London, 1958-1964; assistant lecturer, Medway College, Maidstone, England, 1964-1966; lecturer, Hull (England) College, 1966-1968; Foundation in Management Education fellow, Harvard University Graduate Business School, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1968-1971; research associate, Harvard University Graduate Business School, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1969-1971; professor marketing, Strathclyde U., Glasgow, Scotland, since 1971; dean Business School, Strathclyde U., Glasgow, Scotland, 1978-1984; deputy principal, Strathclyde U., Glasgow, Scotland, 1984-1991; chairman Graduate Business School, Strathclyde U., Glasgow, Scotland, 1990. Board directors Stoddard Sekers International PLC, Elderslie, Scotland. Chairman Scottish Marketing Projects Ltd., Glasgow, 1985, Westburn Publications Ltd., Helensburgh, Scotland, since 1983.
Captain British Army, 1953-1968. Fellow Chartered Institute Marketing (honorary, national chairman 1986-1987), Communication and Advertising Foundation, Royal Society Arts, Scottish Vocational Education Council.
Married Sheila Bell, September 19, 1959. Children: John Simon Miles, Fiona Margaret Constance, Anne Elizabeth Sarah.