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Sir Ronald Hugh Grierson (6 August 1921 – 23 October 2014) was a German-born British banker, businessman, government advisor, and British Army officer. After service in the Black Watch, attached to the Special Air Service and mentioned in dispatches, during World War II,^[1] he became a lieutenant-colonel in the post-war SAS.^[2] He was Managing Director of S.G. Warburg, an investment bank, from 1948 to 1985, and Vice-Chairman of General Electric Company plc, an industrial conglomerate, from 1968 to 1996.^[3] From 1972 to 1974, he was Director-General for Industry at the European Commission.^[4]^[5]

Early life

Grierson was born Rolf Hans Griessmann in Nuremberg, Germany, on 6 August 1921.,^[2] the son of Ernest Griessmann. After early schooling in Nuremberg and Paris he was educated at Highgate School from 1935 to 1939 and at Balliol College, Oxford.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b Ed. Hughes, Patrick; Davies, Ian F. (1965). Highgate School Register 1833-1964 (6th ed.). p. 311. {{cite book}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help)
^ ^a ^b "Sir Ronald Grierson". The Times. 27 October 2014. Retrieved 29 October 2014.
^ "Sir Ronald Grierson". Who we are. Lang Lang International Music Foundation. Retrieved 29 October 2014.
^ "Sir Ronald Grierson". Contributors. World Economic Forum. Retrieved 29 October 2014.
^ "Sir Ronald Grierson - obituary". The Daily Telegraph. 26 October 2014. Retrieved 29 October 2014.

[Register-1] Ed. Hughes, Patrick; Davies, Ian F. (1965). Highgate School Register 1833-1964 (6th ed.). p. 311. {{cite book}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help)

[obit_-_Times-2] "Sir Ronald Grierson". The Times. 27 October 2014. Retrieved 29 October 2014.

[bio_-_Lang_Lang_International_Music_Foundation-3] "Sir Ronald Grierson". Who we are. Lang Lang International Music Foundation. Retrieved 29 October 2014.

[bio_-_World_Economic_Forum-4] "Sir Ronald Grierson". Contributors. World Economic Forum. Retrieved 29 October 2014.

[obit_-_Telegraph-5] "Sir Ronald Grierson - obituary". The Daily Telegraph. 26 October 2014. Retrieved 29 October 2014.

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