Background
Orr, Sir David Alexander was born on May 10, 1922 in Dublin, Ireland. Son of Adrian William Fiedler and Grace (Robinson) Orr.
Orr, Sir David Alexander was born on May 10, 1922 in Dublin, Ireland. Son of Adrian William Fiedler and Grace (Robinson) Orr.
Bachelor of Laws, Trinity College, Dublin, 1946. Doctor of Laws (honorary), Trinity College, Dublin, 1978. Doctor of Laws (honorary), Liverpool University, 1989.
Doctor of Laws (honorary), Queen's University, Belfast, Ireland, 1992. Doctor of Laws (honorary), National University Ireland, 1993. Doctorate (honorary), University Surrey, England, 1982.
With various Unilever Companies, 1948-1982, Lever Brothers Company, New York, 1963, president, 1965-1967. Director Unilever Ltd., 1967-1982, chairman, 1974-1982, Leverhulme Trust, 1982-1992. Chairman Charlesdl; executive chairman Inchcape PLC, 1983-1986, deputy chairman, 1986-1991.
Director Shell Transport & Trading Company, 1982-1992, Rio Tinto-Zinc Corporation PLC, 1981-1992, Bank of Ireland, Dublin. Chairman British Council, 1985-1992. Director Rio Tinto-Zinc Corporation, 1981-1992, Shell Transport and Trading Company, 1982-1992, Inchcape Plc, 1982-1992, chair 1983-1986, 91-92, deputy chair 1986-1991.
Director Bank of Ireland, 1982-1990. Chair Sea Perfect Plc, 1994-1996. President Liverpool School Tropical Medicine, 1981-1989, vice president since 1989.
Governor London School of Economics, since 1980.
Director Five Arrow Children's Fund, since 1990. Chairman Charles Wallace Trust, since 1991. President Children's Medical Charity, 1990-1996, College Speech Therapists, 1992-1996.
Trustee Leverhulme Trust, 1979-1981, chair, 1982-1991. Chancellor The Queen's University, Belfast, since 1992. Served with Royal Engineers, 1941-1946.
Fellow Royal Society Arts. Member Athenaeum Club.
Married Phoebe Rosaleen Davis, 1949. 3 children.