Background
ROBERTS, Roy Ernest James was born on December 14, 1928 in Surrey. Son of Douglas Henry and Elsie Florence (nee Rice) Roberts.
engineer and business executive
ROBERTS, Roy Ernest James was born on December 14, 1928 in Surrey. Son of Douglas Henry and Elsie Florence (nee Rice) Roberts.
Famham Grammar School, Royal Aircraft Establishment, Famborough.
Assistant to Directors, C & B Smith Limited. 1956-1957, Works Director 1958-1966, Director and General Manager 1966-1970 (acquired by GKN 1966). Manager Director GKN Cwmbran Limited.
1970-1972, Manager Director GKN Engineering Limited.
1972-1973, Chairman GKN Building Supplies and Services Limited. 1974-1977; Director GKN Public Limited Company 1980-1987, Deputy Chair, (nonexec.) 1987-1988.
Participant-time. President Institute of Production Engineering 1983-1988.
President Engineering Employers’ Federation since 1988. Deputy Chairman Dowty Group Public Limited Company since 1986.
Deputy Chairman Simon Engineering Public Limited Company 1986-1987, Chairman June since 1987. President Institute of Mechanics
Engineering 1989-1990.
Main Board of GKN 1975-1988, Group Manager. U.K.A.E.A. 1981-1988. Of Court and Council Cranfield Institute of Technology 1983-1990.
Engineering Council 1986-1988.
Council Fellowship of Engineering since 1987.
Married Winson Madge Smith in 1950.