Sir Ralph Harry Robins FREng (born 16 June 1932), was the

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. He served 20 years on the board of Rolls-Royce, retiring in 2003 after 10 years as chairman.Sir Ralph departs Rolls-Royce with blistering attack on City
/ref> After retiring from Rolls-Royce, he was appointed a non-executive director of Marshall Group in 2004. He graduated from

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and joined Rolls-Royce as a graduate apprentice in 1955. During his career he worked on the development of civil aero engines, was executive vice president of the company's American operations, managing director of its Industrial and Marine Division and Commercial Director of the company. Robins is a former chairman of the National Defence Industries Council, former president of the

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and a director of several international companies. He was appointed a

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of the

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in 1988. He is a deputy lieutenant of Derbyshire and a

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