MacGregor, Sir Ian

MacGregor, Sir Ian
▪ 1999

      British industrialist (b. Sept. 21, 1912, Kinlochleven, Scot.—d. April 13, 1998, Taunton, Eng.), gained a reputation for having a ruthless, no-nonsense approach to reducing costs in ailing businesses and was responsible for diminishing the power of British unions during the 1980s while presiding as chairman (1983-86) of the National Coal Board. In that post he stockpiled huge reserves of coal in anticipation of a 1984-85 strike and steadfastly rejected strikers' demands during the protracted walkout. As a result, the bitter yearlong British coal miners' strike collapsed, and the trade union movement in Great Britain was weakened. After earning a degree in metallurgical engineering at the University of Glasgow, he traveled (1940) with a British mission to the U.S. to advise on war production, specifically as an expert on Sherman tank design. Settling in the U.S., he began a 35-year career in the metal industry, working at American Metal Climax, Inc., where he served as president and chief executive (1966) and as chairman (1969-77). He was an investment banker for Lehman Brothers and at Lazard Frères and deputy chairman of British Leyland (1977-80) before signing a three-year contract with the British Steel Corp. (BSC) to revive the failing nationalized industry. As chairman and chief executive (1980-83), he reorganized, decentralized, and cut 100,000 jobs and thereby made the BSC both productive and profitable. MacGregor, who was knighted in 1986, served as director of several organizations and remained professionally active into his 80s.

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