Roger Carr (businessman)

Sir Roger Martyn Carr (born 22 December 1946) is a British businessman. He is the chairman of BAE Systems, a position he will relinquish in May 2023, and a senior advisor to Kohlberg Kravis Roberts, the American private equity firm.

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

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 school he worked for Boots as a computer programmer and the company sent him to read business at Trent Polytechnic. He was eventually poached by Honeywell, and installed mainframes in some of Britain's biggest companies.[2]

He attended Nottingham High School and graduated with a BA in Business Studies from Trent Polytechnic, now Nottingham Trent University.[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]

Carr is a senior advisor to Kohlberg Kravis Roberts, the American private equity firm.[7]

He became chairman of Centrica in 2004.[3]

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 will 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. "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. "Roger Carr". KKR. 4 July 2015. Retrieved 5 May 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. 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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