An Interview with John Cridland at The National Manufacturing Debate 2015

Duration: 4 mins
Publication date: 29 May 2015

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Callum Bentley of The Manufacturer interviews John Cridland at The National Manufacturing Debate 2015, where they talk about this year’s theme “How do we develop the capability for effective reshoring in the UK?

Keywords:: NMD 2015

manufacturing

reshoring

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John Cridland

CBI, Director General

As Director-General of the CBI, John Cridland is the key spokesman for the business community in the media, on public platforms and with the government. He leads the CBI – the voice of business - in the UK and represents it internationally.John is a Board member of Business in the Community and a UK Commissioner for Employment and Skills. He was Vice Chair of the National Learning and Skills Council between 2007-2010. He spent 10 years on the Low Pay Commission and the ACAS Council, and was also a member of the Council of Cranfield University and the Commission on Environmental Markets and Economic Performance.John was educated at Boston Grammar School and has an MA in History from Christ’s College Cambridge. He joined the CBI as a policy adviser in 1982. John was Deputy Director-General from 2000 to 2010.John is married with two teenage children and lives in Bedfordshire. He was awarded a CBE for services to business in 2006 and Honorary Doctorates from the University of Lincoln in 2011 and the University of Bedfordshire in 2013.
Callum Bentley

The Manufacturer, Editor

Callum joined the Henrik Group in 2013 as Editor of TM's publication, The Lean Management Journal, before taking over as Editor of TM in June 2014. he has a background in news for web and print, working for major regional news organisations in Australia. Callum has a passion for the automotive and aerospace sectors.

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