The Unipart Story
- Location
- Room G12, Main Lecture Theatre, Birmingham Business School
- Dates
- Thursday 28 November 2013 (17:30)
The Birmingham Business School Advisory Board Annual Guest Lecture
John Neill CBE, Chairman and CEO, The Unipart Group
The Unipart Group is a £1 billion turnover manufacturer, logistics services firm and consultancy business. What makes its story so compelling is that it’s one of Britain’s largest employee-owned companies, with the majority of shares being held by its 10,000 employees around the world.
The Unipart story begins in the mid 70's building a foundation for success despite a deeply troubled parent company and then creating the conditions for a successful buy-out in 1987. John Neill led this buy-out determined to create a world class British company that would become a model for customer and employee engagement.
John is the Chairman and Group Chief Executive of the Unipart Group of Companies. He is a Non-executive Director of Rolls Royce, a member of the Council and Board of Business in the Community, and Vice President of the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders. He was formerly a Director of the Bank of England and a non-executive Director of the Royal Mail and Charter International plc. He was awarded a CBE in June 1994. He’s renowned for turning Unipart around from a firm of 2000 employees to 10,000 and his regular media commentary, particularly for stating in The Guardian and The Independent that Unipart could turn-around The NHS.
John will tell the Unipart Story and how The Unipart Way has led the firm to becoming one of Britain’s largest independent companies.
John is the Chairman and Group Chief Executive of the Unipart Group of Companies. He is a Non-executive Director of Rolls Royce, a member of the Council and Board of Business in the Community, and Vice President of the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders. He was formerly a Director of the Bank of England and a non-executive Director of the Royal Mail and Charter International plc. He was awarded a CBE in June 1994. He’s renowned for turning Unipart around from a firm of 2000 employees to 10,000 and his regular media commentary, particularly for stating in The Guardian and The Independent that Unipart could turn-around The NHS.
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