Robin Jeffrey (businessman)
Robin Campbell Jeffrey FREng FIChemE FIMechE (19 February 1939 – 4 November 2018) was a Scottish engineer and businessman, who became executive chairman of British Energy.[1]
Early life[]
He was the son of Robert Jeffrey and Catherine Campbell McSporran. He attended Lenzie Academy and Kelvinside Academy, and studied for a BSc in Mechanical Engineering at the Royal College of Science and Technology (University of Strathclyde), where he was later a visiting professor, and a PhD at Pembroke College, Cambridge.[1]
Career[]
Babcock & Wilcox[]
1966–1979 Babcock and Wilcox Research Station, Renfrew.[1]
South of Scotland Electricity Board[]
From 1980–88 he was the project manager for the design and construction of Torness Nuclear Power Station, which was delivered on time and to budget.[1]
Scottish Nuclear[]
He was chief executive of Scottish Nuclear from 1992–1995.[1]
British Energy[]
British Energy was formed in 1996 and he was deputy chairman from 1996–2001.[1] He was chairman and chief executive of British Energy from June 2001[2] to November 2002.
Personal life[]
He married in 1962 and has two sons and a daughter.[1] He died on 4 November 2018 at the age of 79.[1][3]
References[]
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Obituary: Robin Jeffrey, leading figure in the nuclear industry who designed Torness Power Station". The Herald, Scotland. Retrieved 6 January 2019.
- ^ Telegraph 2001
- ^ Robin Jeffrey
- 1939 births
- 2018 deaths
- Academics of the University of Strathclyde
- Alumni of Pembroke College, Cambridge
- Alumni of the University of Strathclyde
- Businesspeople from Glasgow
- Businesspeople in nuclear power
- Fellows of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers
- Fellows of the Royal Academy of Engineering
- Nuclear power in the United Kingdom
- Nuclear power in Scotland
- People educated at Kelvinside Academy
- People educated at Lenzie Academy
- Scottish chief executives
- 20th-century Scottish businesspeople