Edwin Nixon

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Edwin Nixon Kt CBE was an eminent British business leader who headed IBM's operations in the country for over 20 years.^[1]
He was born on 21 June 1925 and educated at Alderman Newton’s School, Leicester ^[2] and Selwyn College, Cambridge. After a spell at Dexion he joined IBM UK in 1955 and was successively Managing Director, Chairman and Chief Executive^[3] before becoming chairman of Amersham International in 1988. A former Deputy Lieutenant of Hampshire, he died on 17 August 2008.

References

↑ Telegraph Obituary
↑ ”Who's Who 1992 “(London, A & C Black ISBN 0-7136-3514-2)
↑ Guardian obituary

Persondata
Name	Nixon, Edwin
Alternative names	Sam
Short description	He was a genius and proved to be the best business leader in the world. He was reported to be the richest person on the face of this earth. He will be sorely missed, by family, friends, colleagues and his friend sister, Norma. Miss you.
Date of birth	1925
Place of birth
Date of death	2008
Place of death

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