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Arthur Norman (businessman)
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Sir Arthur Gordon Norman CBE DFC (18 February 1917 – 30 September 2011) was a leading British industrialist, President of the CBI and Chairman of the UK Centre for Economic and Environmental Development.
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Biography
Arthur Gordon Norman was born on 18 February 1917 at North Petherton.[1]
Arthur Norman was educated at Blundell's School and served with the RAF during WW II, reaching the rank of Wing Commander.[2]
In 1943 Norman was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross for his actions on 18 September 1943 during Operation 'Elaborate' (the ferrying of Horsa gliders from Portreath to Rabat-Salé in Morocco).[3]
Norman joined De La Rue in 1934 and became managing director in 1953 and chairman from 1964 to 1987. His other appointments included:
- Director and chairman of the World Wildlife Fund[4]
- Director of the British Airways Board
- Chairman of Sun Life Insurance
- Director of S.K.F. (UK) Ltd
- Chairman of Tilling Group
- Trustee and chairperson of the King Mahendra Trust for Nature Conservation, Europe Chapter
Arthur Norman was knighted in 1969.[4]
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Personal life
Norman had two daughters and three sons, one of whom is the novelist Roger Norman.[4]
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