Background
Somerville, Ronald Dennis Neale was born on September 15, 1929 in Ilford, Essex, England. Son of Harold Neale Turner and Dorothy Alice (Bowsher) Somerville.
Somerville, Ronald Dennis Neale was born on September 15, 1929 in Ilford, Essex, England. Son of Harold Neale Turner and Dorothy Alice (Bowsher) Somerville.
Master of Arts in Economics, Cambridge (England) University, 1952.
Senior manager Courtaulds PLC, London, 1952-1975. Director Turner & Newall PLC, Manchester, England, 1975-1988, Brown & Root Ltd., London, 1988-1992. Chairman Innovative Technologies PLC, Manchester, 1994-1998, Hydro International PLC, Manchester, 1994-1998.
Board directors Eternit Ltd., United Kingdom, Unidarls PLC., Dublin, Ireland. Chairman Hibernian University Ltd., London.
Governor Ashridge Management College, since 1982. Chairman governors City Technology College, Birmingham, England, since 1988. Second lieutenant Royal Artillery, 1947-1949.
Fellow Chartered Institute Water and Environmental Managers, Royal Society Arts United Kingdom. Governor National Institute Economic and Social Research (executive committee since 1986), Science and Technology in Society (chairman project 1986-1996), Institute Mechanical Engineering (commander), North British Housing Association (board directors since 1986).
Married Pamela Hazel Parish, May 5, 1957 (divorced 1979). Children: Victoria, Nicholas, Tobias, Roderick. Married Jacqueline Ann Goddard, September 15, 1980.
1 child, Timothy.