Background
HORROCKS, Raymond was born on January 9, 1930 in Bolton, Lancs, (now Greater Manchester). Son of Cecil and Elsie Horrocks.
HORROCKS, Raymond was born on January 9, 1930 in Bolton, Lancs, (now Greater Manchester). Son of Cecil and Elsie Horrocks.
Bolton Grammar School, Wigan Technology College, University of Liverpool.
Director (Europe and Middle East), Materials Handling Group, Eaton Corporation 197277. Deputy Manager Director Leyland Cars, British Leyland Ltd./BL PLC 1977-1978, Chair, and Manager Director Austin Morris Ltd. 1978-1980, Manager Director BL Cars Ltd.
81, Director BL Ltd. 1981-1986. Chair, and Chief. Executive BL Cars Ltd. 82, ARG Holdings Ltd.
1981-1986; Chairman Unipart Group Ltd. 1981-1986; Group Chief Executive Cars, BL PLC 1982-1986. Chairman Jaguar Cars Holdings Ltd.
1982-1984, Exide Europe 1986-1988, Owenbell Ltd. since 1986, Chloride Group PLC since 1988, SMAC Group PLC 1988-1989. Director (non-Executive) Kay Consultancy Group Ltd. 1988-1989; Chairman since 1989.
Director Nuffield Services Ltd. 1982-1986; Director (non-exec.) Electrocomponents since 1986, Lookers since 1986, The Caravan Club 1983-1987, Jaguar PLC 1984-1985, Image Interiors (Wessex) Ltd. 1985-1986, Chloride Group PLC 1986-1988.
Deputy Chairman Applied Chemicals Ltd. since 1987.
Fellow: British Institute Management (companion), Royal Society Arts, Institute Motor Industry, Caravan (non-executive director since 1983).
Gardening, walking, fly fishing, steam trains, caravanning.
Married Pamela Florence Russell Horrocks, December 26, 1953. Children: Susan, Lynn, Raina.