George became Chairman of the Design Council in 2004, having been Director General of the Institute of Directors. He spent most of his business career in IT, becoming UK Chairman of Unisys and heading its European service-based businesses.
In 2005 George was the author of The Cox Review of Creativity in Business for Her Majesty's Treasury.
George is also:
- Chair of Warwick Business School
- Member of the supervisory board of Euronext
- Senior independent director of Bradford and Bingley
- Chair of Merlin
- Director of Shorts Brothers Ltd (the world’s oldest aircraft manufacturer)
- Trustee of VSO
- Visiting professor at Royal Holloway, University of London
george.cox@designcouncil.org.uk
