John Banham

John Banham

Sir John Banham is a British business leader. He is currently chairman of Whitbread, a major brewer. He was educated at Charterhouse School, a famous boys' independent school in Godalming, England, and at the University of Oxford.

He was the first Controller of the Audit Commission from 1983 to 1987, then was Director General of the Confederation of British Industry from 1987 to 1992. In 1992 he became chair of the Local Government Commission for England that led to a large-scale local government reform in England. He was knighted in 1992.

He was Chairman of Tarmac from 1994 to 1999.


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