Sir John Rose (born 9 October 1952) is a British businessman who was the Chief Executive of

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from 1996 to 2011.

Background and education

Born in

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,David Robertson. (25 July 2008). "Business big shot." ''

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''. p. 47 Rose was educated at Culford School and Charterhouse. He earned his MA degree in

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from the

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in 1975. Before joining Rolls-Royce, he had a career in banking with the First National Bank of Chicago and Security Pacific.Profile of Rose from Businessweek
Accessed 4 Nov. 2009. He bought a small farm in South Devon. Since retiring he has done two motorbike rides with friends. One from London to Beijing and the other from Alaska to Buenos Aires.

Career with Rolls-Royce

Rose joined the company in 1984 and held a number of roles. He served as Director of Corporate Development from 1989 to 1994, and in February 1993 assumed the role of President and Chief Executive of Rolls-Royce Inc, responsible for Rolls-Royce activities in North America. On 1 January 1995 he became Managing Director of the Aerospace Group until he finally became the Chief Executive of the company on 1 May 1996 after serving on its

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for four years. On 30 September 2010 he announced his decision to retire from Rolls-Royce and his position of Chief Executive. He left his post at the end of March 2011 with

John Rishton John Frederick Rishton (born 21 February 1958) is a British business executive who served as the CEO of Rolls-Royce from March 2011 to July 2015. Biography Rishton holds a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from the University of Nottingham. He joi ...

taking over the Chief Executive position.

Later career

In September 2011, Rose became deputy chairman of the

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, and in February 2012 become a non-executive director of Holdingham Group and subsequently Chairman of the parent company of strategic intelligence company Hakluyt&Co. He is involved with a number of environmental technology companies.

Honours

Rose received a

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hood in the 2003 New Year's Honours List. In 2008, he was made a

Commandeur de la Légion d'honneur The National Order of the Legion of Honour (french: Ordre national de la Légion d'honneur), formerly the Royal Order of the Legion of Honour ('), is the highest French order of merit, both military and civil. Established in 1802 by Napoleon B ...

, and was also awarded the Singapore Public Service Star. Sir John Rose is a Fellow of the

Royal Aeronautical Society The Royal Aeronautical Society, also known as the RAeS, is a British multi-disciplinary professional institution dedicated to the global aerospace community. Founded in 1866, it is the oldest aeronautical society in the world. Members, Fellows ...

, a Past-President of the European Association of Aerospace Industries (AECMA), a Past-President of the

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and was, until recently, on the Council of

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as Chairman of The Prince’s Trust. He is also a member of the

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International Council, the CBI International Advisory Board, the Advisory Board of the

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, The Englefield Advisory Board, and the

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. On 13 July 2010 Sir John Rose received an honorary degree from the

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in engineering.University of Exeter honorary graduate page

References

External links

Biography of Rose from Rolls-Royce

Rolls-Royce Group plc 2010 Half-Yearly results presentation

RSA speech "Creating a High-Value Economy"

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