Sir Roger Carr: Hertford Conversation

6 November 2013

Hertford Conversation with Sir Roger Carr in the Baring Room.  He will speak on the subject “When Economics and Politics collide – the strange case of energy and Europe”.

Sir Roger is chairman of Centrica, deputy chairman and senior independent director of the Court of the Bank of England and is president of the CBI.  Sir Roger is also a senior advisor to KKR – the world’s largest private equity company. In addition, he is a visiting fellow of Said Business School, University of Oxford and a commissioner on the Commission for Ownership. 

He has previously held a number of senior appointments including chairman of Cadbury, chairman of Chubb, chairman of Mitchells & Butlers, chairman of Thames Water and chief executive of Williams.

Throughout his career he has served on a number of external committees including the Manufacturing Council of the CBI, The Higgs Committee on Corporate Governance and Business for New Europe. He is a fellow of the Royal Society for the Encouragement of the Arts, Manufacturers & Commerce and is a Companion of the Institute of Management.

Sir Roger was knighted for services to business in the New Year Honours list 2011.