Stuart Rose, Baron Rose of Monewden

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Stuart Alan Ransom Rose, Baron Rose of Monewden (born March 17, 1949 in Gosport , Hampshire ) is a British economic manager , businessman and politician of the Conservative Party . He has been a Life Peer member of the House of Lords since September 2014 .

Life

Family and education

Rose's grandparents had fled to China after the October Revolution of 1917 at the end of 1917 as supporters of the White Movement (so-called White Emigré) loyal to the Tsar . Rose's grandfather had been an officer in the White Army . The grandparents separated soon after escaping together. Their son, Rose's father, whose real name was Igor Bryantzeff, was effectively adopted by Nora Ransom, an unmarried English teacher who was a Quaker ; she brought him to Great Britain, where she raised and taught him. Rose's father, a former member of the Royal Air Force and civil servant, later requested that the original family name "Bryantzeff" be renamed to "Rose". Rose's mother, Peggy, had English, Scottish, and Greek ancestors; she was born in Egypt , where she grew up. Rose's parents met in England. They moved to Hampshire, where Rose was born in March 1949. The young family lived in a motor home in Warwickshire until Rose's father got a job with the Imperial Civil Service in the colonial administration of Tanganyika (now: Tanzania ). Rose was four years old at the time. Rose attended the Roman Catholic St Joseph's Convent School in Dar es Salaam until he was 11 . In 1961, when he was 12 years old, the family returned to England. His parents then sent him to the Bootham School , a non-government, run by Quakers boarding (so-called. Boarding school) in York . He briefly attended the University of Leeds , which he left without a degree. His first job was as an Administration Assistant with the BBC .

Career

In 1971 (according to other sources: 1972), Rose joined the British retail company Marks & Spencer as a management trainee . Until 1975 he worked as a department manager (Store Departmental Manager) in various Marks & Spencer branches. From 1976 to 1987 he was first a merchandiser in the head office, then a buyer and rose to head of the advertising and marketing department (Head of department and group commercial executive). From 1987 to 1989 he was then "European Commercial Director" responsible for the marketing and advertising strategies for the entire European market. Rose stayed with Marks & Spencer until 1989.

From 1989 he held various management positions as a director at several companies of the British fashion company Burton Group (Burtons Menswear), such as Debenhams (1989–1991), Evans (as Managing Director 1991–1993) and Dorothy Perkins (women's fashion, as Managing Director 1993–1994). In 1994 he became Chief Executive of the Burton Group.

In 1997 he became Chief Executive of the British fashion mail order company Argos . He defended the company for a long time successfully against a takeover of home shopping - market leader Great Universal Stores (GUS). Although Rose was ultimately unable to prevent the takeover, he received great recognition for his negotiating skills in negotiating a higher selling price for Argus. In 1998 Rose became chief executive of the UK grocery wholesaler Booker plc . It was during his leadership for the merger of the company with the supermarket chain Iceland responsible, from which the Big Food Group was formed.

In 2000 Rose became Chief Executive of the Arcadia Group, which he left in 2002 after the company was bought out. Rose sold the Arcadia Group for over £ 800 million , keeping for £ 25 million as his share of the profits.

In May 2004, at the age of 56, he became Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Marks & Spencer . In the following years he successfully fended off several takeover attempts by the British company Philip Green and led Marks & Spencer into a phase of economic regeneration. In March 2008 it was announced that from June 1, 2008 Rose CEO to be (executive chairman) Marks & Spencer. In July 2008 he was elected chairman of the board. He resigned as Chief Executive in May 2010 after Marc Bolland was appointed and then as Executive Chairman in July 2010. In January 2011, following the appointment of Robert Swannell as successor, he also stepped down as Chairman. As Chairman, Rose was personally responsible for the so-called "Marks & Spencer's Plan A policy". In 2007 Rose developed a five-year plan consisting of 100 program items. During this period, Marks & Spencer should develop into a company that should become a pioneer within the fashion industry in the areas of environmental protection , waste prevention , climate neutrality and sustainability .

19 January 2011 Rose became a non-executive director of Woolworths Holdings Ltd. , a large South African retail company, which listed on the Johannesburg traded (Johannesburg Stock Exchange), ordered. On September 6, 2012 Rose was non-executive Chairman of Dressipi .com , a British online fashion store, which clothing and accessories compiles individually according to the style and the personal preferences of the customers. On January 22, 2013, it was announced that Rose would become the non-executive director and chairman of Ocado , a UK grocery retailer , effective March 11, 2013 .

politics

In February 2012, Rose supported the controversial jobs program of the British government, which is particularly unemployed young people job opportunities mediated. He admonished unemployed youth to back off and take advantage of the job opportunities program. He called on companies and companies to continue to participate in the program, despite protests and demonstrations against the program because the job opportunity was criticized as slave labor .

In December 2013 he sided with immigrants from Bulgaria and Romania , among others , who come to Great Britain as migrant workers . However, Rose did not do this with a view to human rights and universal equality . Rather, he cited as reasons the economic and financial benefits migrant workers would bring to his company and to the UK economy. He stated that immigrants would also take jobs that many Britons do not want to take. Immigrants are necessary for some companies in order to be able to expand and remain competitive. The British urged Rose not to complain about immigration policy, but to actively look for a job.

In February 2014, Sir Stuart Rose was appointed Government Advisor by the UK Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt . Its task was to advise the British government on the situation of the question of hospitals in Great Britain. Rose should examine the organizational structure in poorly performing hospitals and identify potential for improvement and possible solutions within and outside the National Health Service (NHS).

Membership in the House of Lords

In 2010, speculation first arose that Rose would be appointed a Life Peer and a member of the House of Lords for the Conservative Party . However, Rose did not receive a seat in the House of Lords in 2012.

On August 8, 2014, it was announced that Rose would be a Life Peer and a member of the House of Lords for the Conservative Party. He was appointed as a so-called “working peer”. On September 17, 2014, he was formally promoted to Life Peer; he bears the title of Baron Rose of Monewden , of Monewden in the County of Suffolk . He has also been a formal member of the House of Lords since September 17, 2014. On October 30, 2014, with the support of Paul Myners, Baron Myners and Martha Lane Fox, Baroness Lane-Fox of Soho , he was officially inducted into the House of Lords and took the oath of office.

On the official website of the House of Lords, Rose mentions the following political priorities: agriculture , animal welfare , food law , rural affairs, environmental protection, energy policy and consumer protection . The countries South Africa and Australia are of particular political interest to him .

Awards and honors

In January 2007, he was named "2006 Business Leader of the Year" by the World Leadership Forum for his contributions to the economic regeneration of Marks and Spencer . In 2008 he was promoted to a Knight Bachelor degree for his services to the UK retail sector .

In July 2010, Rose was awarded an honorary doctorate from the University of Leeds, his former university . He received an "Honorary Doctor of Laws" (LLB).

Private

Roses mother committed at the age of 49 years suicide when Rose was 25 years old. She took an overdose of tablets with alcohol . She suffered from depression for many years . He meets once a month for lunch with his father, who is now over 90 years old .

Rose lives in Central London and Suffolk . In 1973 he married Jennifer Cook in St Marylebone ; the marriage produced a son and a daughter. After separating from his wife, Rose lived with fashion journalist Kate Reardon . After his separation from Reardon in 2009, and after leaving Marks & Spencer, he divorced his wife Jennifer in 2010.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d e f g Marks & Spencer's Stuart Rose: I'm like a £ 3.49 chicken jalfrezi! It's got punch, it's got zest, and it's just fabulous to be with. In: The Guardian . March 10, 2014.
  2. ↑ a b c d Sir Stuart Rose Interview with Sir Stuart Rose on BBC Radio 4 . Retrieved March 15, 2015.
  3. ↑ a b c d Understand women; they hold the key to the gate of success at M&S, says Stuart Rose. In: Daily Mail . December 30, 2010.
  4. ↑ Sir Stuart Rose appointed M&S chairman in management shake-up. In: The Daily Telegraph . May 10, 2008. Retrieved March 15, 2015.
  5. ↑ Stuart Rose steps aside early as Swannell takes M&S helm. In: The Guardian. August 23, 2010. Retrieved March 15, 2015.
  6. ↑ a b c Rose goes green in pursuit of profit. In: BBC News. January 15, 2007. Retrieved March 15, 2015.
  7. ^ Woolworths Names Former Marks & Spencer CEO As Director. In: The Wall Street Journal . January 20, 2011.
  8. ^ Former Marks and Spencer chairman Sir Stuart Rose joins fashion recommendation site Dressipi in advisory role. on: thenextweb.com , December 7, 2012.
  9. ↑ Ocado Group plc. Appointment of New Chairman and Director Resignation. on: otp.investis.com , January 22, 2013.
  10. ^ Former M&S boss defends work experience scheme. In: The Guardian. February 27, 2012. Retrieved March 15, 2015.
  11. ↑ a b c Companies failed to show backbone over workfare row, says Sir Stuart Rose. In: The Daily Telegraph. February 26, 2012. Retrieved March 15, 2015.
  12. ↑ a b c d e Former M&S boss Sir Stuart Rose: Stop moaning about immigration and get a job. In: Metro News. December 9, 2013. Retrieved March 15, 2015.
  13. ↑ Sir Stuart Rose To Become Top Health Adviser. In: Sky News. February 14, 2014.
  14. ^ Coalition plotting 44 new peers to foil Labor in Lords. In: Daily Mail. October 24, 2010.
  15. ↑ A list of the latest peerages bestowed by The Queen. Prime Minister's Office, 10 Downing Street, Aug. 8, 2014.
  16. ^ Crown Office. In: London Gazette. September 23, 2014, issue 60995, p. 18458; accessed on March 15, 2015.
  17. ↑ Introduction: Lord Rose of Monewden Minutes of the House of Lords meeting of October 30, 2014.
  18. ^ The London Gazette. August 22, 2008. Edition 58803, p. 12885.
  19. ^ Stuart Alan Ransom Rose ( Memento September 22, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Official website of the University of Leeds . Retrieved March 15, 2015.
  20. ↑ M&S boss who was married to the job sells £ 400,000 of company shares to fund divorce. In: Daily Mail. November 11, 2010. Retrieved March 15, 2015.
personal data
SURNAME Rose, Stuart, Baron Rose of Monewden
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Rose, Stuart Alan Ransom, Baron Rose of Monewden (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British economic manager, businessman and politician (Conservative Party)
DATE OF BIRTH March 17, 1949
PLACE OF BIRTH Gosport , Hampshire, England, United Kingdom