Nigel Rudd

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Sir Nigel Rudd (born 1946 in Derby, England) is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants. In 1982, he founded Williams PLC, a company which went on to become one of the largest industrial holding companies in the United Kingdom until its demerger in November 2000, creating Chubb plc and Kidde plc. He became the non-executive Chairman of Kidde plc until December 2003.

Rudd has been in positions of prominence at several corporations, including serving as Chairman of BAA Limited, Boots the Chemists, Pilkington PLC and Pendragon PLC. Other duties include being Deputy Chairman of Barclays PLC and Chairman of their Remuneration Committee. He also holds a number of other public appointments including Chairman of the CBI Boardroom Issues Group and a member of the Financial Reporting Council.

In 1996, Rudd was knighted by the Queen for services to the manufacturing industry. He holds honorary degrees at multiple tertiary institutions, namely Loughborough and Derby Universities. In 1995, he was awarded the Founding Societies Centenary Award by the Institute of Chartered Accountants. He is a Deputy Lieutenant of Derbyshire and a Freeman of the City of London.

He is a fan of Derby County.[1]

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  1. ^ Interview with Derby County Football Club’s Chairman, Peter Gadsby. Retrieved on 2007-09-13.


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Marcus Agius(Chairman) • John Varley • Naguib Kheraj • Paul Idzik • Gary Hoffman • Robert Diamond • Frits Seegers • Sir Nigel Rudd • Fulvio Conti • Sir Richard Broadbent • Richard Leigh Clifford • Dame Sandra Dawson • Sir Andrew Likierman • Stephen Russell • Sir John Sunderland • Danie Cronjé
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