Sir John Davis

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For other persons named John Davis, see John Davis (disambiguation).

Sir John Davis (1906-1993) was an English accountant and film executive.

He was the right hand man of J. Arthur Rank at the Rank Organisation for many years. He became Chairman on Rank's retirement and steered the company away from near bankruptcy to a strong financial position, by diversifying the group into different fields.

He was married five times and among his wives was the actress Dinah Sheridan (1954-1965).