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Sir Roger Martyn Carr (born 22 December 1946) is a British businessman, who is currently serving as Chairman of BAE Systems.He attended Nottingham High School and graduated with a BA in Business Studies from Trent Polytechnic.
He has been on the board of eight companies:
- Chairman of BAE Systems
- Chairman of Centrica plc
- Non-executive Director of the Bank of England
- Chairman of Mitchells & Butlers
- Chairman of Cadbury plc
- Chairman of Chubb Locks
- Chairman of Thames Water
- CEO of Williams Holdings
Career
Carr's first period on a company board began in 1994 when he became CEO of Williams Holdings, he later became chairman of Thames Water in 1998. In 2000 Williams Holdings demerged into Chubb and Kidde, Carr became the chairman of Chubb. Also in 2000, he stepped down as chairman of Thames Water. In 2003, he became the chairman of Mitchells & Butlers, a British company that owns over 2,000 pubs and restaurants. He stepped down as chairman in 2008. In June 2008 Carr became the chairman of Cadbury plc, the United Kingdom's largest confectionery manufacturer. He resigned on 3 February 2010, when the company was bought by Kraft Foods. He became chairman of Centrica in 2004. He was President of the CBI (an unpaid role) from June 2011. Carr was succeeded in the role by Sir Michael Rake in June 2013.
On 12 June 2013 BAE Systems announced that Carr was to join the Board as a non-executive director and chairman designate on 1 October 2013, and that he would succeed Dick Olver as chairman in the first quarter of 2014. On 20 March 2015 it was announced that Carr had been appointed as the Vice-Chairman of the BBC Trust and will serve on the BBC's governing body for 4 years.
Carr was knighted in the 2011 New Year Honours for services to business.
