Francis McFadzean, Baron McFadzean of Kelvinside

Colonel Francis Scott McFadzean, Baron McFadzean of Kelvinside (26 November 1915 – 23 May 1992) was a Scottish businessman and economist.

Life

Born in Troon, Ayrshire, McFadzean was educated locally then studied at the University of Glasgow (graduating MA) and the London School of Economics. After working as a civil servant, he fought with the Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry during World War II, reaching the rank of colonel and seeing service in Egypt.

From 1964 to 1976, McFadzean served as the Managing Director of Royal Dutch Shell. In 1976, he was appointed Chairman of British Airways by Harold Wilson. In 1979, he became the Chairman of Rolls-Royce.

In 1989 he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh. His proposers were Sir Samuel Curran, Sir John Atwell, John Hawthorn, W. H. Stimson, and W. W. Fletcher.

Family

He married twice: in 1938 to Isabel Beattie, and following her death in 1987 he married Sonja Khung in 1988.

Works Towards an open world economy. 1972 Towards an understanding of our new hydrocarbon age. 1973 The Economics of John Kenneth Galbraith: a Study in Fantasy. 1977 Introduction to John Jewkes, A return to free market economics. 1978 Global strategy for growth : a report on north-south issues. 1981