Bob J Davies
Encyclopedia
Bob Davies was chief executive of Arriva
PLC from 1998 to 2006.
(photo) in Sheffield
before graduating with a law degree from Edinburgh University.
Arriva
Arriva plc is a multinational public transport company owned by Deutsche Bahn and headquartered in Sunderland, United Kingdom. It has bus, coach, train, tram and waterbus operations in 12 countries across Europe, employs more than 47,500 people and services over 1.5 billion passenger journeys each...
PLC from 1998 to 2006.
Education
Davies attended King Edward VII SchoolKing Edward VII School (Sheffield)
King Edward VII School is a secondary school and language college located in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England. KES, named after the reigning monarch, was formed in 1905 when Wesley College was merged with Sheffield Royal Grammar School on the site of the former on Glossop Road...
(photo) in Sheffield
Sheffield
Sheffield is a city and metropolitan borough of South Yorkshire, England. Its name derives from the River Sheaf, which runs through the city. Historically a part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, and with some of its southern suburbs annexed from Derbyshire, the city has grown from its largely...
before graduating with a law degree from Edinburgh University.
Career
- Joined Ford as a financial analyst in 1970 and held a range of positions in Britain, Spain and the US;
- 1985 director, Coopers & Lybrand;
- 1987 chief financial officer, Waterford Wedgwood;
- 1991 finance director, Ferranti International;
- 1994 finance director, East Midlands Electricity;
- 1997 chief executive, East Midlands Electricity;
- 1998 chief executive, Arriva (rtd Apr 2006);
- 2006 Chairman of Biffa plc; Independent Non-executive Director, British Energy Group plc; Independent Non-Executive Director of Barrett Developments Plc; appointed HRH Ambassador for the North East in June 2006.