Derek Rayner, Baron Rayner

The Right Honourable
The Lord Rayner
Born(1926-03-30)30 March 1926
Norwich, Norfolk, England
Died26 June 1998(1998-06-26) (aged 72)
Surrey, England
OccupationBusinessman
TitleChairman, Marks & Spencer
Term1984-1991

Derek George Rayner, Baron Rayner (30 March 1926 – 26 June 1998) was an English businessman, who was chairman and chief executive of Marks & Spencer, and revived and rapidly expanded the company in the 1980s. He began working for M&S in 1953 as a management trainee[1] and became the first chief executive outside the founding families of the company.[2]

  1. ^ Johnston, David Cay (12 July 1998). "Lord Rayner, 72, Chief of Marks & Spencer". The New York Times. Retrieved 29 September 2019.
  2. ^ "Marks in Time" website includes picture