Edwin Nixon
Sir Edwin Ronald Nixon CBE (21 June 1925 – 17 August 2008) was an eminent British business leader who headed IBM's operations in the country for over 20 years.[1]
Born in 1925, he was educated at Alderman Newton's School, Leicester,[2] and Selwyn College, Cambridge. After a spell at Dexion, he joined IBM UK in 1955 and was successively Managing Director, Chairman, and Chief Executive[3] before becoming chairman of Amersham International in 1988. A former Deputy Lieutenant of Hampshire, he died in 2008.
References
- ^ Telegraph Obituary
- ^ ”Who's Who 1992 “(London, A & C Black ISBN 0-7136-3514-2)
- ^ Guardian obituary
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