John Sunderland (businessman)
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Sir John Michael Sunderland, CBE FRSA (born 24 August 1945) is a British businessman, who was President of the Confederation of British Industry from 2004 to 2006, where his priority was restoring confidence in business after a series of corporate scandals.[1] He is the current Chancellor of Aston University.[2]
Early life
John Sunderland was born on 24 August 1945.[3] His father was Harry Sunderland and his mother, Joyce Farnish, and sister Ann Marie.[3]
Sunderland earned a master of arts degree from the University of St Andrews.[3]
Career
Sunderland joined
On 3 July 2008, he returned to his old school to present the prizes on Foundation Day. In a short address, he claimed not to have any "words of wisdom", but later went on to encourage pupils to defy the impossible and defy authority on the road to success. In a short anecdote, he reminded pupils that his headmaster had, in a school report, called him "a distinctly average boy". In turn this led him to doubt nominal authority.
On 25 November 2010, Sunderland became the new Chancellor of
Sir John is currently Chairman of
See also
References
- ^ "Personal finance - How to grow your wealth and spend less money - Telegraph". Telegraph.co.uk.[dead link]
- ^ "Chancellor of Aston University". Archived from the original on 28 February 2014. Retrieved 24 February 2014.
- ^ a b c d "SUNDERLAND, Sir John (Michael)". Who's Who 2017. Retrieved 29 September 2017.
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