Sir Michael Angus

Q: When did Sir Michael Angus die?

Sir Michael Angus died on March 13, 2010.

Q: How old was Sir Michael Angus when they died?

Sir Michael Angus was 79 years old at the time of death.

Q: When was Sir Michael Angus born?

Sir Michael Angus was born on May 5, 1930.

Q: What was Sir Michael Angus's occupation?

Sir Michael Angus was a businessperson.

Sir Michael Richardson Angus DL (5 May 1930 – 13 March 2010) was a British businessman, best known as chair of Unilever.

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Biography

Angus was born in West Ashford, Kent and raised in the Cotswolds near to Cirencester, and educated at Marling School, Stroud, Gloucestershire. Angus graduated in mathematics from Bristol University.

Career

Joining Anglo-Dutch conglomerate Unilever straight from university, he spent most of his career in the company's toiletries businesses (soaps and toothpaste) in France and Britain. In 1979 he moved to Lever Brothers in New York City, where he spent four years cleaning house at the Lever Brothers subsidiary. He returned to UK as the joint-chairman alongside Floris Maljers.

Other positions

Angus was President of the Confederation of British Industry from 7 May 1992 to May 1994. Sir Michael's other appointments include: –

Chairman of Whitbread Plc
non-executive directors and Deputy chairman British Airways Plc
non-executive director and chairman Boots Group
non-executive director National Westminster Bank
Chairman of Ashridge Business School
Member of the Council of British Executive Service Overseas
Chairman of the Trustees of The Leverhulme Trust
Director of the Ditchley Foundation
International Counsellor Emeritus of the Conference Board in New York
non-executive director for the Halcrow Group Limited.
Chairman of the Royal Agricultural College, Cirencester until 2005.

Angus was appointed a Deputy Lieutenant of Gloucestershire in 1997. He received an Honorary Doctorate of Science from the University of Bristol in 1990 and another Honorary Doctorate of Science from the University of Buckingham in 1994.

The Greenbury Committee (1995)

Sir Michael was a member of the influential Greenbury Committee which reviewed the processes and regulations surrounding executive remuneration. The report, which encouraged more disclosure and reporting, was later found to have increased rather than decreased levels of top executive pay.

Personal life

Married to Isabel, the couple had three children. They lived on their organic farm in North Cerney, from which they marketed cheese made from their herd of goats. Angus was an acknowledged wine buff. He died aged 79 in his home on 13 March 2010. Lady Angus died in 2016.

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