Roger Carr | |
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| Born | Roger Martyn Carr 22 December 1946 |
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation | Businessman |
| Years active | 1967–present |
| Title | Chairman, BAE Systems |
| Term | 2014–present |
| Predecessor | Dick Olver |
| Successor | Cressida Hogg |
Sir Roger Martyn Carr (born 22 December 1946) is a British businessman. He was chairman of BAE Systems until May 2023.
Carr was born and grew up in Nottingham, [1] the son of a car dealer father and ballet teacher mother. After leaving Nottingham High School he worked for Boots as a computer programmer and studied at Trent Polytechnic where he graduated with a BA in Business Studies. He subsequently moved to Honeywell, working on the installation of mainframes in some of Britain's biggest companies. [2]
He has been on the board of eight companies, including BAE Systems, Centrica plc, Mitchells & Butlers, Cadbury plc, Chubb Locks, Thames Water and Williams Holdings. [3] [4]
Carr's first period on a company board began in 1994 when he became CEO of Williams Holdings. In 2000, Williams Holdings demerged into Chubb and Kidde, and Carr became the chairman of Chubb. [5]
In 1998 Carr became chairman of Thames Water, stepping down in 2000. [3]
In 2003 he became the chairman of Mitchells & Butlers, a British company that owns over 2,000 pubs and restaurants. He stepped down as chairman in 2008. [6] He became chairman of Centrica in 2004. [3]
Carr was a senior advisor to Kohlberg Kravis Roberts, the American private equity firm, but stepped back in 2008 when KKR considered a takeover bid for Mitchells & Butlers. [7] In 2008, Carr 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. [8]
Carr was knighted in the 2011 New Year Honours for services to business. [9]
He was President of the Confederation of British Industry from June 2011. [10] Carr was succeeded in the role by Sir Michael Rake in June 2013. [11] [12]
In 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. [13] He was to relinquish his role as chairman of BAE Systems in May 2023. [3] [14] [15]
In March 2015 it was announced that Carr had been appointed as the vice-chairman of the BBC Trust and would serve on the BBC's governing body for four years. [16]
Carr is the chairman of the English National Ballet. In addition, he is a Vice President of the Royal Navy and Royal Marines Charity, a Trustee of Bletchley Park and a Visiting Fellow of Saïd Business School, University of Oxford. [17]
Carr is married with one daughter. [15] He owns two homes, one in Kensington, West London and one in the Cotswolds. [15] He earns over £1 million through his combined roles, as of February 2023. [15]
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