Industry & Services >> CEO Interviews >> June 3, 2005
RODNEY WESTHEAD, was appointed Chief Executive of Ricardo on 13 November
1996. He had previously been Finance Director having been appointed to
that role on joining Ricardo on 2 December 1992. Before joining Ricardo
he was a partner in Grant Thornton for 14 years holding a number of
positions including managing partner of their London Office. He is also
a non-executive director of Parkman Group plc and AEA Technology plc. Profile
TWST: We'd like to begin with a brief historical sketch of the companyand a picture of things as they are now.
Mr. Westhead: Ricardo was founded in 1908 by Harry Ricardo, fresh from
Cambridge