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Mike Norris (businessman)

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Michael John Norris (born October 1961 in Chelmsford) is the Chief Executive Officer of Computacenter plc[1] and the Non-Executive Chairman of Triage Services Ltd.[2]

Early Life and Education

Norris was born in Chelmsford and educated in Southend-on-Sea, both in Essex. At school Norris proved to be skilled with mathematics but struggled with dyslexia. After his dyslexia was discovered he was allowed to enter exams 45 minutes earlier than other students to read through his test paper.[3]

Norris has a degree in Computer Science and Mathematics, which he received from the University of East Anglia in 1983.[4]

Career

Norris joined Computacenter as a salesman in 1984, three years after the company began trading[5] Following promotions in 1988 and 1992, Mike Norris became Computacenter's Chief Executive Officer in 1994.[6]

Affiliations and interests

Confederation of British Industry

Norris is a member of the Confederation of British Industry (the "CBI") and is Chairman of its "Employment Policy Committee"[7] ("EPC"), which is a policy-making body for issues relating to human resources, including labour market flexibility, employment legislation and productivity.[8]

References

  1. ^ Computacenter's senior management, Computacenter website. Retrieved October 12, 2013
  2. ^ Triage Services press release, Triage Services website.. Retrieved June 26, 2008. Archived December 23, 2010, at WebCite
  3. ^ Computacenter boss Norris on Essex, dyslexia and the Ford Escort The Channel, June 6, 2012
  4. ^ Computacenter's senior management, Computacenter website. Retrieved October 12, 2013
  5. ^ Computacenter's senior management, Computacenter website. Retrieved October 12, 2013
  6. ^ Reuters senior officer profile service. Retrieved July 23, 2008. Archived December 23, 2010, at WebCite
  7. ^ CBI Annual Report, 2010 (p14). Retrieved October 12, 2013.
  8. ^ EPC webpage, CBI website. Retrieved June 29, 2008. Archived December 23, 2010, at WebCite