Charles Morgan (automaker)
| Charles Morgan | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation | Businessman |
| Known for | Morgan Motor Company (managing director) |
Charles Morgan was the Managing Director of the Morgan Motor Company, a UK car manufacturer.
The grandson of the founder of the company, H.F.S. Morgan, and the son of the company's former chairman Peter Morgan, Charles Morgan joined the family firm full-time in 1985. Previously he had worked for 10 years as a news cameraman for ITN and then briefly in the publishing industry.[1] After the Morgan Motor Company was featured on the BBC’s Troubleshooter in 1991, he obtained an MBA. [2] In 2013, he was removed as Morgan's managing director and continued as strategy director until October 2013, when he was voted off the company's board. He remains a minority shareholder. [3][4][5]
With Gregory Houston Bowden, Morgan is the author of Morgan - 100 Years: The Official History of the World's Greatest Sports Car, published in 2008.[6]
References
- ↑ Morgan Motor Company web-site Archived March 26, 2010, at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ Dunne, Helen; “Classic reversal of fortune”, The Telegraph, 12 May 2009
- ↑ Ping Chan, Szu (18 October 2013). "Charles Morgan describes distress at being ousted from board role". Daily Telegraph. London. Retrieved November 12, 2013.
- ↑ "Charles Morgan removed from world-famous UK car firm". BBC. 31 October 2013. Retrieved November 12, 2013.
- ↑ Massy, Ray (17 October 2013). "Historic British sports car maker Morgan faces backlash after ousting the founder's final family member from the board". Daily Mail. London. Retrieved November 12, 2013.
- ↑ 2008, Michael O’Mara Books, London