Sir

Roger Carr
Born
Roger Martyn Carr

(1946-12-22) 22 December 1946
Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, UK
NationalityBritish
OccupationBusinessman
Years active1967–present
TitleChairman, BAE Systems
Term2014–present
PredecessorDick Olver
SuccessorCressida Hogg

Sir Roger Martyn Carr (born 22 December 1946) is a British businessman. He was chairman of BAE Systems until May 2023.

Early life and education

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]

Career

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]

Personal life

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]

References

  1. ↑ Davidson, Andrew (24 January 2010). "Chocolate soldier's surrender". Retrieved 9 February 2022 – via www.thetimes.co.uk.
  2. ↑ Collingridge, John. "NED Lifetime Achievement Award: Sir Roger Carr". ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Sir Roger Carr". BAE Systems - International. Retrieved 26 October 2017.
  4. ↑ "The Times & The Sunday Times". Retrieved 26 October 2017.
  5. ↑ "Williams Holdings bids for Chubb - Accountancy Age". Accountancy Age. 21 February 1997. Retrieved 17 May 2018.
  6. ↑ Bowers, Simon (31 January 2008). "M&B chairman faces down calls for his resignation". The Guardian. Retrieved 27 November 2018.
  7. ↑ "Carr bars himself from KKR role". The Telegraph. 24 February 2008. Retrieved 24 November 2023.
  8. ↑ "Cadbury top brass quit hours after Kraft take over". The Independent. Retrieved 27 November 2018.
  9. ↑ "Business chiefs among new knights". BBC News. 31 December 2010. Retrieved 27 November 2018.
  10. ↑ Andrew Clark "Roger Carr, the new CBI head, promises to make foreign takeovers more difficult", The Observer, 12 December 2010
  11. ↑ Ben Harrington "Sir Mike Rake named head of the CBI", Daily Telegraph, 19 March 2013
  12. ↑ "CBI welcomes Sir Mike Rake as new President", CBI, 10 June 2013
  13. ↑ Cooper, Rachel (12 June 2013). "Sir Roger Carr named new BAE chairman". Daily Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 17 May 2018.
  14. ↑ "Defence contractor BAE Systems kicks off long-term search for successor to chairman". Sky News. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  15. 1 2 3 4 Shah, Oliver. "Sir Roger Carr: It took a war to wake us up on defence". ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
  16. ↑ Mark Sweeney "BBC Trust names ex-Radio 4 controller and banker as new trustees", The Guardian, 20 March 2015
  17. ↑ "Sir Roger Carr". English National Ballet. 10 October 2018. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
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