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Sir Ian Edward Lamert Davis (born 10 March 1951) is an English businessman, best known for his role as managing director of McKinsey & Company. He succeeded Rajat Gupta on 1 July 2003. He joined McKinsey in 1979retired in 2010, after 7 years at the Bowater-Scott Corporation and currently serves as a senior partner emeritus.
Davis was born in Kent, UK. Prior to becoming managing director, he was office manager of McKinsey's London and UK office. He has an undergraduate degree in Philosophy, Politics and Economics from Balliol College, University of Oxford. He is a member of the board of BP.
He is the brother of former Reed Elsevier chairman Crispin Davis. His twin brother is Rt Hon Sir Nigel Davis, a Court of Appeal judge.
Davis is a Non-Executive Director at Johnson & Johnson Inc, BP plc, Teach For All Inc, Big Society Trust and Majid Al Futtaim Holdings LLC.He is a Senior Adviser to Apax Partners LLP, a Non-Executive Board Member at the UK Cabinet Office and an Advisory Director of King Abdullah Petroleum Studies and Research Centre.
He is currently chairman of Rolls-Royce Holdings.
Davis was knighted in the 2019 Birthday Honours for services to business.
Memberships
- Non-executive Director BP plc since 2 April 2010
- Independent Non-Executive Director Johnson & Johnson Inc
- Non-Executive Director Majid Al Futtaim Holdings LLC
- Non-Executive Director Teach For All Inc
- Non-Executive Director Big Society Trust
- Non-Executive Member of UK Cabinet Office
- Senior Adviser to McKinsey & Company
- Senior Adviser to Apax LLP
- Advisory Director to King Abdullah Petroleum Study and Research Centre
- International Business Council of the World Economic Forum
- Conference Board, member Board of Trustees
- Cambridge Judge Business School, University of Cambridge, Advisory Board member
- City of Beijing, Advisory Board member