Ian Davis (businessman)

Ian Davis
Born (1951-03-10) 10 March 1951
Kent, United Kingdom
Citizenship United Kingdom
Alma mater Balliol College, Oxford University
Occupation Consultant, management expert
Years active 19722010
Employer McKinsey & Company
Salary $ 510 million + (estimate)
Net worth $ 50100 million + (estimate)
Title Senior Partner Emeritus
Term 20032009 (Managing director)
Predecessor Rajat Gupta
Successor Dominic Barton

Ian Edward Lamert Davis (born 10 March 1951) is an English businessman, best known for his role as managing director of McKinsey & Company.[1][2] He succeeded Rajat Gupta on 1 July 2003. He joined McKinsey in 1979 [2] retired in 2010,[2] after 7 years at the Bowater-Scott Corporation and currently serves as a senior partner emeritus.

Davis was born in Kent, UK. Prior to becoming managing director, he was office manager of McKinsey's London and UK office. He has an undergraduate degree in Philosophy, Politics and Economics from Balliol College, University of Oxford.[3] He is a member of the board of BP.

He is the brother of former Reed Elsevier chairman Crispin Davis. His twin brother is Sir Nigel Davis a High Court judge.[4]

Davis is a Non-Executive Director at Johnson & Johnson Inc, BP plc,[2] Teach For All Inc, Big Society Trust and Majid Al Futtaim Holdings LLC. He is a Senior Adviser to Apax Partners LLP, a Non-Executive Board Member at the UK Cabinet Office and an Advisory Director of King Abdullah Petroleum Studies and Research Centre.

He is currently chairman of Rolls-Royce Holdings.[5]

Memberships

References

  1. "2000s". McKinsey & Company. About Us. Retrieved October 22, 2013.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "Ian Davis". BP. Retrieved October 22, 2013.
  3. "Former McKinsey & Company Chairman and Managing Director Ian Davis Appointed to Johnson & Johnson Board of Directors". Johnson & Johnson. 19 July 2010. Retrieved 23 October 2013.
  4. Hirst, Clayton (January 20, 2002). "The Lowdown: The Might of the McKinsey Mob ; It's Big in Business and Big in Politics. Clayton Hirst Investigates Britain's Most Powerful Old Boys' Network". The Independent. Retrieved October 22, 2013.
  5. 1 2 3 4 "Ian Davis". Rolls-Royce. Retrieved 23 October 2013.
Business positions
Preceded by
Rajat Gupta
Managing director of McKinsey & Company, Inc.
2003 – 2009
Succeeded by
Dominic Barton
Preceded by
Sir Simon Robertson
Chairman of Rolls-Royce Group PLC
2013 – present


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