Edwin Nixon
Deceased Person
1925 – 2008
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Who was Edwin Nixon?
Sir Edwin Nixon CBE was an eminent British business leader who headed IBM's operations in the country for over 20 years.
He was born on 21 June 1925 and educated at Alderman Newton’s School, Leicester and Selwyn College, Cambridge. After a spell at Dexion he joined IBM UK in 1955 and was successively Managing Director, Chairman and Chief Executive before becoming chairman of Amersham International in 1988. A former Deputy Lieutenant of Hampshire, he died on 17 August 2008.
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- Born
- 1925
- Education
- Selwyn College, Cambridge
- Employment
- IBM
- Died
- 2008
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on July 23, 2013
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