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| − | After service in the [[Black Watch]], attached to the [[Special Air Service]] and [[mentioned in dispatches]], during [[World War II]], | + | After service in the [[Black Watch]], attached to the [[Special Air Service]] and [[mentioned in dispatches]], during [[World War II]], he become a [[Lieutenant Colonel (United Kingdom)|lieutenant-colonel]] in the post-war [[Special Air Service|SAS]].<ref name="obit - Times">{{cite news|title=Sir Ronald Grierson|url=http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/opinion/obituaries/article4249655.ece|accessdate=29 October 2014|work=The Times|date=27 October 2014}}</ref> 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.<ref name="bio - Lang Lang International Music Foundation">{{cite web|title=Sir Ronald Grierson|url=http://langlangfoundation.org/about/who-we-are/international-honorary-ambassadors/sir-ronald-grierson/|website=Who we are|publisher=Lang Lang International Music Foundation|accessdate=29 October 2014}}</ref> From 1972 to 1974, he was Director-General for Industry at the [[European Commission]].<ref name="bio - World Economic Forum">{{cite web|title=Sir Ronald Grierson|url=http://www.weforum.org/contributors/sir-ronald-grierson|website=Contributors|publisher=World Economic Forum|accessdate=29 October 2014}}</ref><ref name="obit - Telegraph">{{cite news|title=Sir Ronald Grierson - obituary|url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/11188695/Sir-Ronald-Grierson-obituary.html|accessdate=29 October 2014|work=The Daily Telegraph|date=26 October 2014}}</ref><ref name=ISGP/> |
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Revision as of 07:01, 5 June 2016
 Ronald Grierson    (soldier, banker, businessman) | |
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| Born | 6 August 1921 Nuremberg, Germany |
| Died | 23 October 2014 (Age 93) |
| Nationality | British |
| Alma mater | Highgate School, Balliol College Oxford |
| Member of | Bain & Company, Institute for Strategic Dialogue, Le Cercle, Trilateral Commission |
Sir Ronald Hugh Grierson (6 August 1921 – 23 October 2014) was a banker, businessman, government advisor, and British Army officer.
Career
After service in the Black Watch, attached to the Special Air Service and mentioned in dispatches, during World War II, he become a lieutenant-colonel in the post-war SAS.[1] 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.[2] From 1972 to 1974, he was Director-General for Industry at the European Commission.[3][4][5]
Connections
Ronald Grierson was an executive member of the Pilgrims Society and occasionally visited the Bilderberg. He visited Le Cercle in 2003. [5]
Events Participated in
| Event | Start | End | Location(s) | Description |
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| Bilderberg/1971 | 23 April 1971 | 25 April 1971 | US Vermont Woodstock Woodstock Inn | The 20th Bilderberg, 89 guests |
| Bilderberg/1980 | 18 April 1980 | 20 April 1980 | Germany Aachen | The 28th Bilderberg, held in West Germany, unusually exposed by the Daily Mirror |
| Bilderberg/1992 | 21 May 1992 | 24 May 1992 | France Royal Club Evian Evian-les-Bains | The 40th Bilderberg. It had 121 participants. |
| Bilderberg/1998 | 14 May 1998 | 17 May 1998 | Scotland Turnberry | The 46th Bilderberg meeting, held in Scotland, chaired by Peter Carrington |
| Munich Security Conference/2012 | 3 February 2012 | 5 February 2012 | Germany Munich Bavaria | The 48th Munich Security Conference |
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