Derek Rayner, Baron Rayner

Derek George Rayner, Baron Rayner (30 March 1926 – 26 June 1998) was an English businessman, who was chairman and chief executive of Marks & Spencer, and revived and rapidly expanded the company in the 1980s. He began working for M&S in 1953 as a management trainee and became the first chief executive outside the founding families of the company.


The Lord Rayner
Born(1926-03-30)30 March 1926
Norwich, Norfolk, England
Died26 June 1998(1998-06-26) (aged 72)
Surrey, England
OccupationBusinessman
TitleChairman, Marks & Spencer
Term1984-1991
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