Roger Carr (businessman)
| Sir Roger Carr | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Roger Martyn Carr 22 December 1946 |
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation | Businessman |
| Years active | 1967–present |
| Title | Chairman of Centrica plc |
| Term | 2004–present |
| Successor | Incumbent |
Sir Roger Martyn Carr (born 22 December 1946) is a British businessman, currently Chairman of Centrica plc and former student of Nottingham High School. He graduated with a BA in Business Studies from Nottingham Polytechnic, now Nottingham Trent University.
He has been on the board of eight companies:
- Chairman of Centrica plc[1]
- Non-executive Director of the Bank of England
- Chairman of Mitchells & Butlers
- Chairman of Chubb Locks
- Chairman of Thames Water
- CEO of Williams Holdings
Carr's first time on a company board came in 1994 when he was made 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. Also in 2000, he stepped down as chairman of Thames Water. In 2003, he became the chairman of Michells and Butler, a British company that owns over 2,000 pubs and restaurants, he resigned in 2008 and in June of the same year 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. Today, he remains the chairman of Centrica (since 2004). He was President of the CBI from 2011 to June 2013. He was knighted in the 2011 New Year Honours for services to business.
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.
References
http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2010/dec/12/roger-carr-cbi-foreign-takeovers