Person Open DS/UK/7109 Collins; Sir; John (1941-); British business executive Collins John Sir 1941- British business executive Male

Sir John Collins (born 1941) is a British business executive and director for several corporations. He was born in Rhodesia and after attending Campbell College in Belfast, he graduated from the University of Reading in England in 1964 and received an honorary degree from the University of Strathclyde in 1994. He worked for the Shell Group for nearly thirty years, starting in their Agribusiness in Africa and rising to be their Chief Executive for Shell, UK from 1990 to 1993. Since then he has held a number of positions, including the chairman of the U.K's National Power from 1998 to 2000. He worked for Dixons Retail(comprising Dixons, Currys, PC World, PC City, The Link, Fotovista, Pixmania) from 2001 to 2009. wikipedia International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) 2nd edition - ICA 2004 ISBN 2-9521932-2-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 Yes RAHeharper 8/22/2013 Rachael.Fragola 3/1/2022 55d2dd5b-995d-4037-b32a-143b46327f17