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词条 Richard Howson
释义

  1. Early life

  2. Career

     Early career  CEO of Carillion (2011-2017)  Other directorships 

  3. Personal life

  4. References

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Richard John Howson (born August 1968)[2] is a British businessman, and the former chief executive (CEO) of Carillion, a British multinational facilities management and construction services company that went into liquidation in January 2018. Howson's "misguided self-assurance" was said to have contributed to the company's collapse.

Early life

Howson was educated at Settle College,[3] and earned a bachelor's degree in construction management from Leeds Polytechnic.[4]

Career

Early career

Howson worked at Balfour Beatty, Bovis and Tarmac before becoming operations director for the Carillion Building business in 1999. In March 2004 he was promoted to national construction director on the Carillion Building senior management team, before becoming managing director of Carillion Rail in 2006, and then managing director of Carillion's Middle East and North African operations in 2007.[5] Howson was appointed chief operating officer of Carillion in September 2010.[6]

CEO of Carillion (2011-2017)

Howson was appointed as chief executive officer of Carillion in December 2011.[6] He stepped down in July 2017, following a profits warning that led to the company's shares falling almost 40%, with Keith Cochrane temporarily taking on the role.[7] Howson was asked to return his bonus, following the announcement of a £845 million impairment charge in its construction services division under his leadership at Carillion.[8] On 29 September 2017, it was revealed that Carillion's losses for the six months ended 30 June 2017 totaled £1.15 billion, following a further write-down of £200 million, this time in its support services division.[9] On 15 January 2018, Carillion went into compulsory liquidation.[10] The company is under formal investigation by the Financial Conduct Authority for the term Howson was CEO.[11]

After giving evidence on 6 February 2018, Howson was one of several former Carillion directors described as "delusional characters" by House of Commons Select Committee chairs Frank Field (Work and Pensions) and Rachel Reeves (Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy).[12] During evidence, the company claimed it was owed £200m in relation to the Msheireb Downtown Doha project in Qatar,[13] and Howson said he felt like "a bailiff" in chasing the debt.[14] (Howson and the board's claim was disputed by Msheireb Properties,[15][16] who were said to be considering a £200m claim against Carillion.)[17]

Carillion investors said the board focused more on their own pay than the company's performance,[18] with protection of directors' pay extending to creation of a secret bank account for Howson's share-related bonuses.[19]

In the final report of the Parliamentary inquiry into the collapse of Carillion, published on 16 May 2018, Howson was severely criticised, described as "the figurehead for a business model that was doomed to fail".[20] The report continued:

"... under him it careered progressively out of control. His misguided self-assurance obscured an apparent lack of interest in, or understanding of, essential detail, or any recognition that Carillion was a business crying out for challenge and reform. Right to the end, he remained confident that he could have saved the company had the board not finally decided to remove him. Instead, Mr Howson should accept that, as the longstanding leader who took Carillion to the brink, he was part of the problem rather than part of the solution."[20]

The report also recommended that the Insolvency Service should consider whether the former Carillion directors, including Howson, could be disqualified from acting as a director.[21]

The parliamentary process and findings have been questioned as lacking in objectivity and thoroughness, treating a highly complex situation in an incomplete manner. Howson (whose letters were published by the select committees on 12 July 2018)[22] contends that Carillion was a victim of its public sector clients and that “any analysis as to the causes of the failure of Carillion is not complete without looking at the way in which government and the wider public sector procured services from Carillion and failed to administer payments.”[23]

Other directorships

Howson became a non-executive director of Wood Group in April 2016,[6] but resigned on 17 January 2018, following the collapse of Carillion.[24]

Personal life

Howson and his wife Geri own a home in Skipton, North Yorkshire, and a six-bedroom chalet in the French alpine ski resort of Châtel.[25][4] They have two sons.[4]

References

1. ^{{cite web|url=https://news.sky.com/story/carillion-collapse-the-fat-cats-in-the-frame-over-contractors-failure-11209838|title=Carillion collapse: The key personnel at the firm|author=|date=|website=sky.com|accessdate=17 January 2018}}
2. ^{{cite web|url=https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/company/03782379/officers|title=CARILLION PLC - Officers (free information from Companies House)|author=|date=|website=beta.companieshouse.gov.uk|accessdate=4 September 2017}}
3. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.settlecollege.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2014/03/Settle-College-Matters-March-2016.pdf|title=Settle College Matters|accessdate=17 January 2018}}
4. ^1 2 {{cite web|url=https://www.speakers4schools.org/news/carillion-ceo-encourages-students-to-consider-engineering/|title=Carillion CEO Encourages Students to Consider Engineering – Speakers for Schools|author=|date=|website=www.speakers4schools.org|accessdate=17 January 2018}}
5. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.bitc.org.uk/about-us/who-we-are/richard-howson|title=Richard Howson|accessdate=3 January 2018}}
6. ^1 2 {{cite web|url=http://www.insider.co.uk/news/carillion-chief-join-wood-group-9868994|title=Carillion chief to join Wood Group board|publisher=Insider.co.uk|date=15 April 2016|accessdate=28 October 2017}}
7. ^{{cite web|author=Julia Kollewe |url=https://www.theguardian.com/business/2017/jul/10/carillion-boss-richard-howson-steps-down-shares-crash |title=Carillion boss steps down as shares crash 40% | Business |publisher=The Guardian |date=10 July 2017 |accessdate=10 July 2017}}
8. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/carillion-investors-seek-bonus-clawback-from-former-executives-richard-howson-and-richard-adam-txvflqztd|title=Carillion investors seek bonus clawback from former executives Richard Howson and Richard Adam|first=John|last=Collingridge|date=|website=thetimes.co.uk|accessdate=4 September 2017}}
9. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2017/09/29/carillion-announces-200m-writedowns-reveals-loss-115bn/|title=Carillion shares slump by a fifth as it reveals loss of £1.15bn|date=29 September 2017|publisher=The Telegraph|accessdate=10 October 2017}}
10. ^{{cite news|title=Carillion to go into liquidation|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-42687032#|accessdate=15 January 2018|work=BBC News|publisher=BBC|date=15 January 2018}}
11. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-42551817|title=Carillion probed by financial watchdog|accessdate=3 January 2018}}
12. ^{{cite web|author=Rob Davies |url=https://www.theguardian.com/business/2018/feb/06/carillion-director-mp-executives-collapse |title=Former Carillion directors branded 'delusional' at MPs' Q&A | Business |publisher=The Guardian |date=1970-01-01 |accessdate=2018-02-08}}
13. ^{{cite news|last1=Withers|first1=Iain|last2=Curry|first2=Rhiannon|title=Former Carillion bosses to give explosive tesimony to MPs this week and pin blame on Qataris|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2018/02/03/former-carillion-bosses-give-explosive-tesimony-mps-try-pin/|accessdate=4 February 2018|work=Telegraph|date=4 February 2018}}
14. ^{{cite news|title=I felt like a bailiff, says Howson|url=http://www.theconstructionindex.co.uk/news/view/i-felt-like-a-bailiff-says-howson|accessdate=7 February 2018|work=The Construction Index|date=6 February 2018}}
15. ^{{cite news|last1=Goodley|first1=Simon|last2=Topham|first2=Gwyn|title=Carillion executives accused of giving misleading evidence to MPs|url=https://www.theguardian.com/business/2018/feb/07/carillion-executives-accused-of-giving-misleading-evidence-to-mps|accessdate=8 February 2018|work=Guardian|date=7 February 2018}}
16. ^{{cite news|last1=Harwood|first1=Anthony|title=Sheiks demand hearing to rebut Carillion's allegations of non-payments|url=http://www.theconstructionindex.co.uk/news/view/sheiks-demand-hearing-to-rebut-carillions-allegations|accessdate=9 February 2018|work=The Construction Index|date=9 February 2018}}
17. ^{{cite news|last1=Curry|first1=Rhiannon|title=Qatari developer could bring legal action against Carillion|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2018/02/21/qatari-developer-could-bring-legal-action-against-carillion/|accessdate=21 February 2018|work=Telegraph|date=21 February 2018}}
18. ^{{cite news|last1=Morby|first1=Aaron|title=Carillion bosses focused on their own pay rather than the compan|url=http://www.constructionenquirer.com/2018/03/07/carillion-investors-question-kpmg-auditing/|accessdate=8 March 2018|work=Construction Enquirer|date=7 March 2018}}
19. ^{{cite news|last1=Price|first1=David|title=Carillion agreed secret bonus account for Richard Howson|url=https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/10029498.article|accessdate=26 March 2018|work=Construction News|date=26 March 2018}}
20. ^1 {{cite book|title=Carillion: Second Joint report from the Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy and Work and Pensions Committees of Session 2017–19|url=https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201719/cmselect/cmworpen/769/769.pdf|date=2018|publisher=House of Commons|location=London|page=88|accessdate=16 May 2018}}
21. ^{{cite book|title=Carillion: Second Joint report from the Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy and Work and Pensions Committees of Session 2017–19|url=https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201719/cmselect/cmworpen/769/769.pdf|date=2018|publisher=House of Commons|location=London|page=93|accessdate=16 May 2018}}
22. ^{{cite web |title=Carillion: Responses from Interested Parties to the Tenth Report of the Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Committee and Twelfth Report of the Work and Pensions Committee |url=https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201719/cmselect/cmworpen/1392/139203.htm |website=Parliament.uk |accessdate=13 July 2018}}
23. ^{{cite news|last1=Howson|first1=Richard|title=What the MPs Missed|url=https://www.theconstructionindex.co.uk/news/view/what-the-mps-missed-by-richard-howson|accessdate=12 July 2018|work=The Construction Index|date=12 July 2018}}
24. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-north-east-orkney-shetland-42725610|title=Ex-Carillion boss resigns from Aberdeen oil services giant|date=January 17, 2018|access-date=January 17, 2018}}
25. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/660k-carillion-boss-richard-howson-pictured-smiling-weeks-after-he-quit-firm-with-hefty-deal-a3741266.html|title=£660k Carillion boss pictured smiling weeks after he quit firm|author=|date=|website=standard.co.uk|accessdate=17 January 2018}}
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