Sir John Craven
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Sir John Craven is a director of Reuters
and formerly Deutsche Bank
and chairman of Deutsche Morgan Grenfell Group plc.
Craven was educated at Michaelhouse
and read law at Jesus College
, Cambridge
. He is a member of the Canadian and Ontario Institutes of Chartered Accountants.
In 1967, Craven joined SG Warburg & Co Limited, becoming an executive director in 1969. In his later career he became Group Chief Executive of White Weld & Co Ltd (subsequently Credit Suisse
First Boston) from 1975 to 1978 and a vice chairman of SG Warburg & Co Limited in 1979. In 1981 he founded Phoenix Securities Limited which was acquired by Morgan Grenfell Group plc in 1987 when he took on the role of Group Chief Executive of Morgan Grenfell Group plc. He served as a member of the board of managing directors of Deutsche Bank
from 1990 until 1996.
Craven was chairman of Morgan Grenfell Group plc from 1989, a post he retained when the group was renamed as Deutsche Morgan Grenfell Group plc in 1996. He is a non-executive director of Rothmans International plc
and a member of the Supervisory Board, Société Générale de Surveillance SA, Geneva. He is also a Trustee of the Cambridge University Foundation.
Reuters
Reuters is a news agency headquartered in New York City. Until 2008 the Reuters news agency formed part of a British independent company, Reuters Group plc, which was also a provider of financial market data...
and formerly Deutsche Bank
Deutsche Bank
Deutsche Bank AG is a global financial service company with its headquarters in Frankfurt, Germany. It employs more than 100,000 people in over 70 countries, and has a large presence in Europe, the Americas, Asia Pacific and the emerging markets...
and chairman of Deutsche Morgan Grenfell Group plc.
Craven was educated at Michaelhouse
Michaelhouse
Michaelhouse is a full boarding senior school for boys founded in 1896. It is located in the Balgowan valley in the Midlands of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.- History :...
and read law at Jesus College
Jesus College, Cambridge
Jesus College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge, England.The College was founded in 1496 on the site of a Benedictine nunnery by John Alcock, then Bishop of Ely...
, Cambridge
University of Cambridge
The University of Cambridge is a public research university located in Cambridge, United Kingdom. It is the second-oldest university in both the United Kingdom and the English-speaking world , and the seventh-oldest globally...
. He is a member of the Canadian and Ontario Institutes of Chartered Accountants.
In 1967, Craven joined SG Warburg & Co Limited, becoming an executive director in 1969. In his later career he became Group Chief Executive of White Weld & Co Ltd (subsequently Credit Suisse
Credit Suisse
The Credit Suisse Group AG is a Swiss multinational financial services company headquartered in Zurich, with more than 250 branches in Switzerland and operations in more than 50 countries.-History:...
First Boston) from 1975 to 1978 and a vice chairman of SG Warburg & Co Limited in 1979. In 1981 he founded Phoenix Securities Limited which was acquired by Morgan Grenfell Group plc in 1987 when he took on the role of Group Chief Executive of Morgan Grenfell Group plc. He served as a member of the board of managing directors of Deutsche Bank
Deutsche Bank
Deutsche Bank AG is a global financial service company with its headquarters in Frankfurt, Germany. It employs more than 100,000 people in over 70 countries, and has a large presence in Europe, the Americas, Asia Pacific and the emerging markets...
from 1990 until 1996.
Craven was chairman of Morgan Grenfell Group plc from 1989, a post he retained when the group was renamed as Deutsche Morgan Grenfell Group plc in 1996. He is a non-executive director of Rothmans International plc
Rothmans International plc
Rothmans International plc was a British tobacco manufacturer. Its brands included Rothmans and Dunhill. Its international headquarters were in Hill Street, London and its international operations were run from Denham Place, Denham Village in Buckinghamshire...
and a member of the Supervisory Board, Société Générale de Surveillance SA, Geneva. He is also a Trustee of the Cambridge University Foundation.