John Cridland

John Cridland CBE
John Cridland speaking at the Old Bostonian Association Annual Dinner, 2011
Born	c 1961
Education	Boston Grammar School (1972-1979); Christ's College, Cambridge (history)
Employer	Confederation of British Industry (CBI)

John Cridland was educated at Boston Grammar School and has an MA in History from Christ's College, Cambridge. He joined the CBI as a policy adviser in 1982 and has been Director of Environmental Affairs and of Human Resources Policy. John was Deputy Director-General from 2000 until 2010, when he was appointed Director General.

John is a board member of Business in the Community and a UK Commissioner for Employment and Skills. He is also a member of the Council of Cranfield University. He was Vice Chair of the National Learning and Skills Council between 2007-2010. He spent 10 years on the Low Pay Commission and the ACAS Council, and was also a member of the Commission on Environmental Markets and Economic Performance.

John is married with two teenage children and lives in Bedfordshire. He was awarded a CBE for services to business in 2006 and an Honorary Doctorate from the University of Lincoln in 2011.

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• John Cridland (CBI)