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Sir Nigel Rudd (born 1946 in Derby , England ) is a Fellow of the Institute Of Chartered Accountants . In 1982 , he founded Williams PLC , a company which went on to become one of the largest industrial holding companies in the United Kingdom until its Demerger in November 2000 , creating Chubb plc and Kidde plc. He became the non-executive Chairman of Kidde plc until December 2003 .

Rudd has been in positions of prominence at several corporations, including serving as Chairman of Boots The Chemists , Pilkington PLC and Pendragon PLC . Other duties include being Deputy Chairman of Barclays PLC and Chairman of their Remuneration Committee. He also holds a number of other public appointments including Chairman of the CBI Boardroom Issues Group and a member of the Financial Reporting Council.

In 1996 , Rudd was Knight ed by the Queen for services to the manufacturing industry. He holds Honorary Degree s at multiple tertiary institutions, namely Loughborough and Derby Universities. In 1995 , he was awarded the Founding Societies Centenary Award by the Institute Of Chartered Accountants . He is a Deputy Lieutenant of Derbyshire and a Freeman Of The City Of London .


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