词条 | Roger Carr (businessman) |
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| name = Sir Roger Carr | image = Sir Roger Carr 2011.png | caption = | birth_name = Roger Martyn Carr | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1946|12|22}} | birth_place = | death_date = | death_place = | death_cause = | residence = | nationality = British | education = | alma_mater = | occupation = Businessman | years_active = 1967–present | salary = | title = Chairman of BAE Systems | term = 2014–present | predecessor = | successor = Incumbent | spouse = | children = | ethnicity = }} Sir Roger Martyn Carr (born 22 December 1946) is a British businessman, Chairman of BAE Systems. He attended Nottingham High School and graduated with a BA in Business Studies from Trent Polytechnic. He has been on the board of eight companies:
CareerCarr's first period on a company board began in 1994 when he became CEO of Williams Holdings, he later became chairman of Thames Water in 1998. In 2000 Williams Holdings demerged into Chubb and Kidde, Carr became the chairman of Chubb.[4] Also in 2000, he stepped down as chairman of Thames Water. In 2003, he became the chairman of Mitchells & Butlers, a British company that owns over 2,000 pubs and restaurants. He stepped down as chairman in 2008.[5] In June 2008 Carr became the chairman of Cadbury plc, the United Kingdom's largest confectionery manufacturer. He resigned on 3 February 2010, when the company was bought by Kraft Foods.[6] He has been the chairman of Centrica since 2004. He was President of the CBI (an unpaid role) from June 2011.[7] Carr was succeeded in the role by Sir Michael Rake in June 2013.[8][9] On 12 June 2013 BAE Systems announced that Carr was to join the Board as a non-executive director and chairman designate on 1 October 2013, and that he would succeed Dick Olver as chairman in the first quarter of 2014.[10] On 20 March 2015 it was announced that Carr had been appointed as the Vice-Chairman of the BBC Trust and will serve on the BBC's governing body for 4 years.[11] Carr was knighted in the 2011 New Year Honours for services to business.[12] References1. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.baesystems.com/our-company-rzz/our-people/board-of-directors/sir-roger-carr|title=Sir Roger Carr|website=BAE Systems - International|accessdate=26 October 2017}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Carr, Roger}}2. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.thetimes.co.uk/|title=The Times & The Sunday Times|publisher=|accessdate=26 October 2017}} 3. ^{{Cite news|url=https://www.gov.uk/government/news/non-executive-directors-to-bank-of-englands-court-appointed-by-chancellor|title=Non-executive directors to Bank of England’s Court appointed by Chancellor|work=GOV.UK|access-date=2018-05-17|language=en}} 4. ^{{Cite news|url=https://www.accountancyage.com/aa/news/1788921/williams-holdings-bids-chubb|title=Williams Holdings bids for Chubb - Accountancy Age|date=1997-02-21|work=Accountancy Age|access-date=2018-05-17|language=en-GB}} 5. ^{{Cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/business/2008/jan/31/mitchellsandbutlers.fooddrinks1|title=M&B chairman faces down calls for his resignation|last=Bowers|first=Simon|date=2008-01-31|website=the Guardian|language=en|access-date=2018-11-27}} 6. ^{{Cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/cadbury-top-brass-quit-hours-after-kraft-take-over-1888887.html|title=Cadbury top brass quit hours after Kraft take over|work=The Independent|access-date=2018-11-27|language=en-GB}} 7. ^Andrew Clark [https://www.theguardian.com/business/2010/dec/12/roger-carr-cbi-foreign-takeovers "Roger Carr, the new CBI head, promises to make foreign takeovers more difficult"], The Observer, 12 December 2010 8. ^Ben Harrington [https://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/industry/9941290/Sir-Mike-Rake-named-head-of-the-CBI.html "Sir Mike Rake named head of the CBI"], Daily Telegraph, 19 March 2013 9. ^"CBI welcomes Sir Mike Rake as new President", CBI, 10 June 2013 10. ^{{Cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/industry/defence/10114794/Sir-Roger-Carr-named-new-BAE-chairman.html|title=Sir Roger Carr named new BAE chairman|last=Cooper|first=Rachel|date=2013-06-12|access-date=2018-05-17|language=en-GB|issn=0307-1235}} 11. ^Mark Sweney [https://www.theguardian.com/media/2015/mar/20/bbc-trust-names-ex-radio-4-controller-and-banker-as-new-trustees "BBC Trust names ex-Radio 4 controller and banker as new trustees"], The Guardian, 20 March 2015 12. ^{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/business-12093737|title=Business chiefs among new knights|date=2010-12-31|work=BBC News|access-date=2018-11-27|language=en-GB}} 10 : 1946 births|Living people|Alumni of Nottingham Trent University|BAE Systems people|British chairmen of corporations|Centrica people|Knights Bachelor|Mitchells & Butlers|People educated at Nottingham High School|Thames Water |
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