Roger Carr (businessman)
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Sir Roger Martyn Carr is a British
businessman who is regarded as one of the growing number of "Double Chairmen" who head two companies in Britain’s benchmark FTSE 100 index. Overall he has been on the board of eight companies.
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 he was forced to resign as CEO of Williams Holdings as the company went defunct. The company however 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). In December 2010 his appointment as the next President of the CBI was announced. He was knighted
in the 2011 New Year Honours for services to business.
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businessman who is regarded as one of the growing number of "Double Chairmen" who head two companies in Britain’s benchmark FTSE 100 index. Overall he has been on the board of eight companies.
- Chairman of Centrica plc
- Non-executive Director of the Bank of England
- Chairman of Mitchells & ButlersMitchells & ButlersMitchells & Butlers plc runs around 2,000 managed pubs, bars and restaurants throughout the United Kingdom. The Company's headquarters is in Birmingham, England, United Kingdom...
- Chairman of ChubbChubb Corp.Chubb Corporation is the eleventh largest property and casualty insurer in the United States, with over 120 offices located in 29 countries, and offers commercial, specialty, surety, and personal insurance services...
- Chairman of Thames WaterThames WaterThames Water Utilities Ltd, known as Thames Water, is the private utility company responsible for the public water supply and waste water treatment in large parts of Greater London, the Thames Valley, Surrey, Gloucestershire, Wiltshire, Kent, and some other areas of in the United Kingdom...
- CEOChief executive officerA chief executive officer , managing director , Executive Director for non-profit organizations, or chief executive is the highest-ranking corporate officer or administrator in charge of total management of an organization...
of Williams HoldingsWilliams HoldingsWilliams Holdings was a major British conglomerate. It was listed on the London Stock Exchange and was a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index.-History:...
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 he was forced to resign as CEO of Williams Holdings as the company went defunct. The company however demerged into Chubb
Chubb Corp.
Chubb Corporation is the eleventh largest property and casualty insurer in the United States, with over 120 offices located in 29 countries, and offers commercial, specialty, surety, and personal insurance services...
and Kidde
Kidde
Kidde, a brand and division of United Technologies Corporation, is a business, or group of businesses, that manufactures and distributes fire detection and extinguishing equipment.-History:The company was founded by Walter Kidde in 1917 in the United States...
, 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). In December 2010 his appointment as the next President of the CBI was announced. He was knighted
Knight Bachelor
The rank of Knight Bachelor is a part of the British honours system. It is the most basic rank of a man who has been knighted by the monarch but not as a member of one of the organised Orders of Chivalry...
in the 2011 New Year Honours for services to business.