John Jennings (businessman)

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Sir John Southwood Jennings CBE FRSE FGS (born 30 March 1937) is a British geologist who was Chancellor of Loughborough University, having previously been chairman of Shell Transport and Trading from 1993 to 1997, and a director until 2001. [1] [2]

He was born in Oldbury, Worcestershire, the son of George Southwood Jennings and Irene Beatrice Bartlett. [1] He was educated at Oldbury Grammar School and Birmingham University. [3] Sir John is Sloan Fellow of the London Business School and has honorary doctorates from Birmingham and Edinburgh Universities, having previously gained a BSc in Geology in 1958 and a PhD from the University of Edinburgh three years later. [2] [4] He joined Shell in 1968 and advanced through the ranks to become Managing Director of the Royal Dutch Shell Group from 1987 to 1997 and Chairman of the Shell Transport and Trading Company plc from 1993 to 1997, when he was knighted. [1] Sir John was a Director of the company between 1987 and 2001. [2]

Sir John succeeded Sir Denis Rooke to become Loughborough University's fourth Chancellor in 2003, he retired from this position in July 2010 [5]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Mosley, Charles, ed. (2003). Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knighthood (107 ed.). Burke's Peerage & Gentry. p. 2094. ISBN   0-9711966-2-1.
  2. 1 2 3 "Sir John Jennings appointed as new Chancellor of Loughborough University". www.lboro.ac.uk. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
  3. "Sir John Jennings, CBE, FRSE Authorised Biography | Debrett's People of Today". Archived from the original on 11 November 2014. Retrieved 18 October 2014.
  4. Jennings, John S. (1961). "The geology of the eastern part of the Lesmahagow inlier".{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  5. "BAA Chairman Sir Nigel Rudd appointed as new Chancellor of Loughborough University". www.lboro.ac.uk. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
Academic offices
Preceded by Chancellor of
Loughborough University

20032010
Succeeded by
Business positions
Preceded by Chairman of Shell Transport and Trading
1993-1997
Succeeded by