William Barlow (1924-2012)
Sir William Barlow (1924-2012)
1924 June 8th. Born in Oldham
Attended Manchester Grammar School
1944 Graduated from UMIST with a first in electrical engineering
1947 Joined English Electric Co
1948 Married Elaine and had a son and daughter
Posted to Spain to manage a railway electrification project
1958 Appointed managing director of EE's Canadian operations
1962 Moved to EE's Liverpool operation and in charge of division of 14,000 persons
1968 Appointed MD of English Electric Computers
1968 Left EE in protest at the decision to merge with GEC
1969 Combined three ball bearing companies to form RHP and was chairman until 1977
1977 Knighted
1977 Appointed chairman and chief executive of the Post Office
Headed up Thorn EMI
1980-1986 Chairman of the Design Council
1984 Appointed executive chairman of BICC
1988 Founder director of Vodafone
1988 President of BEAMA
1991-96 President of the Royal Academy of Engineering
2012 May 19th. Died.
See Also
Sources of Information
- The Time 28th May 2012