Terence Beckett
Sir Terence Norman Beckett, KBE (13 December 1923 - 2 May 2013) was a British businessman, who was chairman of Ford and later became director-general of the Confederation of British Industry.
Early life
Beckett was born on 13 December 1923 in Walsall, Staffordshire, England.[1] He was educated at the independent Wolverhampton Grammar School. He then went on to study mechanical engineering at Wolverhampton and Staffordshire Technical college (now Wolverhampton University).[2]
On 14 July 1945, Beckett was commissioned in the British Army as a second lieutenant of the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers. He was given the service number 352178.[3] He saw active service in India and Malaya.[4] He was promoted to lieutenant on 1 January 1949 and granted the honorary rank of captain.[5] He took a BSc in economics at the London School of Economics.[6]
Honours and decorations
Becket received the General Service Medal (1918) with Malaya clasp for his service during the Malayan Emergency.
He was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in 1974. He was knighted in 1978. He was promoted to Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire (KBE) in 1987.[7]
Becket also received an Honorary Doctorate from Heriot-Watt University,along with Sir Sean Connery,[8] in 1981 [9]
References
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- ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 38708. p. 4337. 9 September 1949. Retrieved 13 May 2013.
- ↑ http://www.theguardian.com/business/2013/may/12/sir-terence-beckett
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| Preceded by | Director-General of the CBI 1980 – 1987 |
Succeeded by John Banham |
- 1923 births
- 2013 deaths
- Ford executives
- Knights Bachelor
- Knights Commander of the Order of the British Empire
- People educated at Wolverhampton Grammar School
- Alumni of the University of Wolverhampton
- People from Walsall
- People in the automobile industry
- British Army personnel of the Malayan Emergency
- Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers officers
- Alumni of the London School of Economics
