John Longworth (businessman)

John Longworth is a British businessman, and was the Director-General of the British Chambers of Commerce from September 2011 until March 2016 .

John Longworth was educated at Smithills Moor Grammar School, Bolton, followed by bachelor's and master's degrees in science from Salford University.[1][2]

He has been a main board director at Asda, Tesco and CWS.[2]

In March 2016, he became the first leader of a major business group to back a Brexit.[3] Mr Longworth resigned from the BCC on 6 March 2016 after being suspended for breaching the BCC's policy of neutrality on Brexit [4][5]

References

  1. ↑ Armitstead, Louise. "New BCC boss John Longworth has been 'preparing for this role for 30 years'". Telegraph. Retrieved 2016-03-03.
  2. 1 2 "British Chambers of Commerce - John Longworth". Britishchambers.org.uk. Retrieved 2016-03-03.
  3. ↑ "EU referendum: British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) boss John Longworth says Brexit would make Britain better off | City A.M". City A.M. 2011-10-07. Retrieved 2016-03-03.
  4. ↑ Ross, Tim (2000-08-23). "Exclusive: BCC head John Longworth accuses David Cameron of peddling scare stories as he quits in Brexit row". Telegraph. Retrieved 2016-03-08.
  5. ↑ Rebecca Ratcliffe; Rajeev Syal (1970-01-01). "EU referendum: John Longworth resigns as commerce boss over Brexit debate | Politics". The Guardian. Retrieved 2016-03-08.
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