John Frederick Rishton (born 21 February 1958) is a British business executive who served as the CEO of

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from March 2011 to July 2015.

Biography

Rishton holds a

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in Economics from the

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. He joined

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and worked with the company for 15 years, qualifying as an accountant and later becoming finance director of the company's Portuguese and Spanish operations. He joined

British Airways British Airways (BA) is the flag carrier airline of the United Kingdom. It is headquartered in London London is the capital and List of urban areas in the United Kingdom, largest city of England and the United Kingdom, with a populati ...

in 1994 as the head of finance for the United States division. He became its chief finance officer in 2001. When the

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took place, he was recognized for encouraging a program to re-structure the company and reduce its debt. He left BA in September 2005. Rishton joined Ahold in January 2006 as finance director and in November 2007 became head of the retailer replacing Anders Moberg. In March 2011, he was appointed Chief Executive of

. On 22 April 2015 it was announced that Rishton would retire on 2 July 2015, and has been succeeded by

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as CEO of Rolls-Royce.

Family

Rishton is married and has three children.

References

Living people 1958 births British chief executives Chief financial officers Rolls-Royce people Alumni of the University of Nottingham {{UK-business-bio-1950s-stub