Rodney Arthur Fitch,

CBE The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry, rewarding contributions to the arts and sciences, work with charitable and welfare organisations, and public service outside the civil service. It was established o ...

(19 August 1938 – 20 October 2014) was an English designer. He founded the design company Fitch in 1972, and rejoined it as chairman and CEO in 2004. He was appointed

Commander of The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry, rewarding contributions to the arts and sciences, work with charitable and welfare organisations, and public service outside the civil service. It was established o ...

(CBE) in 1990 for his 'influence on the British Design Industry'. Fitch died of cancer on 20 October 2014, at the age of 76.

Background

Fitch had a successful career in design which allowed him to be active in the development of design education and the arts in the United Kingdom. At the time of his death he held the title of Senior Governor of the University of the Arts, located in London. Fitch was awarded a Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 1990 for his influence on the British design industry.

Experience

Fitch had the following experience: *trustee of the

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*Chairman of V & A Enterprises *member of the Design Council *A member of the Council of the

Royal College of Art The Royal College of Art (RCA) is a public research university in London, United Kingdom, with campuses in South Kensington, Battersea and White City. It is the only entirely postgraduate art and design university in the United Kingdom. It o ...

*President of the Designers and Art Directors Association *President of Chartered Society of Designers

References

1938 births Deaths from cancer in England Commanders of the Order of the British Empire English interior designers English industrial designers Product design 2014 deaths Place of birth missing Willem de Kooning Academy faculty 20th-century English businesspeople {{design-bio-stub