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| | Roy A. Gardner 1945— - FROM FOOTBALL TO LEDGERS, A BRAVE LEAP, MANAGEMENT STYLE |
 | | Career: British Aircraft Corporation, 1963–1975, accountant for Concorde project; Marconi Space x0026; Defence Systems, 1975–1984, finance director; Marconi Company, 1984–1985, chief finance director; STC, 1986–1991, executive director; STC Communications, 1989–1991, managing director; Northern Telecom Europe, 1991–1992, CFO; GEC Marconi, 1992–1994, managing director; British Gas, 1994–1997, executive director; Centrica, 1997–, CEO; Manchester United, 2001–, chairman. |
 | | Gardner was recruited by Marconi Space and Defence Systems, a subsidiary of the General Electric Company (GEC), in 1975; there his career rapidly progressed as he became a group finance director. |
 | | STC was sold to Northern Telecom in 1991, at which company Gardner spent a year as chief financial officer before returning to GEC. |
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