Archibald John Norman (born 1 May 1954) is a British businessman and politician. He is at present the only FTSE 100 chairman to have sat in the House of Commons. On November 18, 2009, Norman was announced as being the new chairman of ITV. He will take up his post in January 2010.
The second of five children of two doctors, Norman was educated at Charterhouse School, the University of Minnesota, Emmanuel College, Cambridge, and after a short perio...
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Archibald John Norman (born 1 May 1954) is a British businessman and politician. He is at present the only FTSE 100 chairman to have sat in the House of Commons. On November 18, 2009, Norman was announced as being the new chairman of ITV. He will take up his post in January 2010.
The second of five children of two doctors, Norman was educated at Charterhouse School, the University of Minnesota, Emmanuel College, Cambridge, and after a short period at Citigroup a Masters in Business Administration (MBA) from Harvard Business School.
Norman joined McKinsey & Company on graduation, where William Hague was one of his protégés. He then held directorships at Geest and Railtrack, before becoming group finance director at then Britain's largest retailer, Kingfisher plc at 32. Within five years, he was group chief executive and by 42 he was chairman, earning £3 million a year.
Tired of waiting for the retirement of Sir Geoffrey Mulcahy, he applied for and gained the Chief Executive's position...
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