Background
WRIGHT, Rowland was born on October 4, 1915 in Northampton. Son of late Sydney H. Wright and Elsie M. Wright.
WRIGHT, Rowland was born on October 4, 1915 in Northampton. Son of late Sydney H. Wright and Elsie M. Wright.
High Pavement School, Nottingham and University College Nottingham.
Joined Imperial Chemical Industries Limited. (Dyestuffs Division) 1937. Production Director Imperial Chemical (Pharmaceuticals) Limited. 1955-1957; Production Director Dyestuffs Division 1957-1958.
Research Director 1958-1961.
Jt. Manager Director Imperial Chemical Industries Limited., Agricultural Division 1961-1963, Chairman Agricultural Division 1964-1965. Director Imperial Chemical Industries Limited. 1966.
Personnel Director 70. Director AE & Citation Index Limited.
1970-1975, Deputy Chairman 1971-1975.
Deputy Chairman Imperial Chemical Industries Limited. 1971-1975; Chairman 1975-1978. Chairman Blue Circle Industries Limited.
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Chairman Reorganization Committee Eggs 1967-1968. Director Royal Insurance Company Limited. 1973-1979, Barclays Bank Limited.
1977-1984, Shell Transport and Trading Company 1981-1986.
Director Hawker-Siddeley Group since 1979. Governor London Graduate School of Business Studies 1975-1978.
Chancellor, Queen"s University Belfast. President Institute of Manpower Studies 1971-1977, Honorary President since 1977.
VieePres. Society of Chemical Industry 1971-1974.
Council, Foundation for Management Education 1967-1970, Council of Chemical Industries Association 1968-1973, British Shippers’ Council 1975-1978. Ford European Advisory Council 1976-1983, Trustee Civic Trust 1975-1978, Westminster Abbey Trust 1984-1990.
Married Kathleen Mary Hodgkinson.