Career
With commercial aircraft division British Aircraft Corporation. Group finance director Marconi Company Ltd., 1979—1985. Finance director Society for Technical Communication plc, 1986, board member.
Managing director Society for Technical Communication Communications Systems. Chief operating officer Northern Telecom Europe Ltd. Director General Electric Company plc, 1994.
Managing director General Electric Company-Marconi Ltd. Executive director finance British Gas plc, 1994. Non-executive director Laporte plc, 1996—2001.
President Carers United Kingdom (formerly Carers National Association), 1998. Chairman Apprenticeship Ambassadors Network, 2002. Non-executive chairman Manchester United plc, 2002—2005.
Chief executive Centrica plc. Senior independent director Compass Group, Chertsey, England, 2005, chairman England, since 2006. Senior advisor Credit Suisse.