John Rose

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Sir John Rose is a former chief executive of Rolls Royce Plc.

He is the current chairman of Hakluyt's international advisory board The Holdingham Group Advisory Board.

Career

Rose started his career working for the First National Bank of Chicago and Security PacifiRose before joining Rolls Royce Holdings Plc in 1984. He was CEO from May 1996 until retiring in March 2011, [1] when he replaced by John Rishton.[2]

In 2011 he was named deputy chairman of the financial adviser Rothschild Group. [3]

Despite having just joined banking group Rothschild Group, Labour leader, Ed Miliband, called Rose the "True face of British Business" and said the UK needs “not financial engineering, but real engineering". [4]

On 1 January 2012, Rose became a non-executive director of Hakluyt's international advisory board The Holdingham Group Advisory Board[5] before later becoming Chairman.[6]

Advisory roles

Education

Rose holds an MA in Psychology from the University of St. Andrews and an Honorary Doctorate of Science Degree from University of St. Andrews in 1999.[1]

Awards

He was knighted in the 2003 New Years Honours List for services to the defence and aerospace industries.[7]

Notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 John Rose profile Businessweek, undated, accessed 24 September 2014
  2. Dan Altaner Rose to be replaced by Rishton] Bloomberg, 30 September 2010, accessed 24 September 2014
  3. Jon Menon Rothschild names former Rolls Royce CEO Rose as Deputy Chairman Bloomberg, 21 September 2011, accessed 24 September 2014
  4. Thomas Penny and Robert Hutton Milliband's true face of British business has become banker Bloomberg, 27 September 2011, accessed 24 September 2014
  5. James Quinn John Rose joins intelligence specialist Hakluyt The Telegraph, 25 February 2012, accessed 24 September 2014
  6. Holdingham Directors undated, accessed 24 September 2014
  7. Jonathan Russell Sir John Rose profile of Rolls Royce chief executive The Telegraph, 23 November 2010, accessed 24 September 2014