Ray Horrocks
Raymond Horrocks CBE was a businessman from Lancashire, and a chief executive of British Leyland through the turbulent late 1970s and early 1980s.
Early life
He attended Bolton Municipal Secondary School.Career
From 1944-50 he worked in the Lancashire textile industry. From 1948-50 he completed his National Service with the Intelligence Corps.From 1953-58 he was a merchandiser for M&S.
Ford
From 1963-72 he worked for Ford of Britain, later becoming a director of Europe and the Middle East.British Leyland
He joined BL in 1978 being head hunted by the new chairman Michael Edwardes. He was managing director from 1980-81 of BL Cars, becoming chairman and chief executive from 1981-82.On 1 October 1982, BL was restructured into two main divisions, and from 1982-86 he was group chief executive of BL. He left BL at the end of April 1986 and was critical of the government's handling of the proposed privatisation.