Sir Rodney Malcolm Aldridge was born on 7 November 1947 and is the founder and former executive chairman of Capita, a British company specialising in business process outsourcing.
15 Facts About Rod Aldridge
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Rod Aldridge formerly chaired Vinspired, a charity launched in May 2006 aiming to help young people volunteer in their local communities.
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Rod Aldridge founded and led the Capita Group from its formation in 1984 until 2006.
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The group was founded in 1987 when Rod Aldridge led the management buyout of the group from the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy.
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Rod Aldridge retired from his position as Chairman of Capita in July 2006.
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Rod Aldridge joined CIPFA in 1974, becoming its Technical Director.
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Rod Aldridge is a former Chair of Vinspired, a charity launched in May 2006 aiming to help young people volunteer in their local communities.
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Rod Aldridge is a patron and former trustee of The Prince's Trust and was the Chairman of the Confederation of British Industry's public services strategy board at its inception in 2003 through to July 2006.
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Rod Aldridge is a former Non-Executive Director on the Ministerial Advisory Board of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office Services, an Executive Agency of the FCO.
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Rod Aldridge is a member of the Prince's Charities Council, a patron of the Prince's Trust, Non-executive Director of Equiniti, a Director of Cornerstone and a Director of Constellation Healthcare Technologies.
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Rod Aldridge was made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire in the 1994 New Year Honours, for services to the computer industry.
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Rod Aldridge was given the Freedom of the City of London in 1996.
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Rod Aldridge is on the Court of the Worshipful Company of Information Technologists.
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Rod Aldridge is a fellow of the Royal Society of Arts and is a Founder Freeman of the Guild of Entrepreneurs.
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Rod Aldridge sponsored the Darwen Moorland high school located in Lancashire.