Dominic Cadbury

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Sir Dominic Cadbury (born 12 May 1940) is a British businessman and member of the Cadbury chocolate manufacturing dynasty. He is the sixth Chancellor of Birmingham University.

He was educated at Eton College and, after graduating from Trinity College, Cambridge, Sir Dominic completed his MBA at Stanford, before joining Cadbury Schweppes in 1964. He was appointed to the Board in 1975, serving as Group Chief Executive from 1983 to 1993, then as Chairman until his planned retirement on his 60th birthday on 12 May 2000.

His current non-executive positions include Chairman of The Economist Group and Joint Deputy Chairman of EMI. He is also a member of the Council of Management of the National Institute of Economic and Social Research. Since November 2005 he is the chairman of Misys Plc.

He was appointed Chancellor of the University of Birmingham on 2 May 2002 upon the retirement of Sir Alex Jarratt.

He was knighted in the Queen's Birthday Honours List in June 1997.

He is the son of Laurence John Cadbury and Joyce Cadbury, and the grandson of George Cadbury. He is married with three children. His brother Sir Adrian Cadbury is also a former Cadbury company executive.

Academic offices
Preceded by Alex Jarratt	Chancellor of the University of Birmingham 2002–present	Succeeded by Incumbent