Sir Robert Worcester, KBE, DL born December 21, 1933, is the founder of the MORI polling and research organisation, and a member and contributor to many voluntary organisations. The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British Order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by King George V. In the United Kingdom, a Deputy Lieutenant is one of several deputies to the Lord-Lieutenant of an English ceremonial county, Welsh preserved county Events 69 - The end of the Year of the four emperors: Following Galba, Otho and Vitellius, Vespasian Year 1933 ( MCMXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Ipsos MORI is the second largest survey research organisation in the UK formed by two of the UK's leading companies in October 2005 He is a well known figure in British public opinion research and political circles and as a media commentator, especially about voting intentions in elections. Following the sale of MORI to French research company, Ipsos, in October 2005, he became chairman of the Ipsos Public Affairs Research Advisory Board and an International Director of the Ipsos Group. The fictional magical formula is spelled IPSOS. Ipsos SA is a global survey -based Market research company headquartered
A Kansas City native, Sir Robert graduated from the University of Kansas in 1955, and worked for a time with management consultants McKinsey & Company. Kansas City Missouri only Items for the metro area Kansas City Kansas or North Kansas City MO should go on their respective pages The University of Kansas (often referred to as KU or just Kansas) is a public research university with campuses located in Lawrence, Kansas City McKinsey & Company is a global Management consulting firm that focuses on solving issues of concern to senior management In 1965, he worked for Opinion Research Corporation as Controller and Assistant to the Chairman, before coming to Britain in 1969 to found Market & Opinion Research International, usually known as MORI, a joint-venture of ORC and National Opinion Polls, becoming the principal owner four years later. Opinion Research Corporation ( NASDAQ: ORCI based in Princeton New Jersey, is a demographic health and Market research company Ipsos MORI is the second largest survey research organisation in the UK formed by two of the UK's leading companies in October 2005
He is a Governor of the English-Speaking Union, a Trustee of the Magna Carta Trust, and a Governor of the Ditchley Foundation. The English-Speaking Union is an international educational charity founded by journalist Evelyn Wrench in 1918 The Ditchley Foundation is a British organisation based at Ditchley House near Chipping Norton Oxfordshire, which aims to promote international relations especially He was also a member of the Fulbright Commission. The Fulbright Program, including the Fulbright-Hays Program, is a program of grants for international educational exchange for scholars educators graduate
He was President of ENCAMS (Keep Britain Tidy), a Vice President of the Royal Society of Wildlife Trusts, of the United Nations Association and of the European Atlantic Group. Keep Britain Tidy is a British campaign run by the ENCAMS environmental charity which is part funded by the U The Royal Society of Wildlife Trusts or RSWT is a registered charity incorporated by Royal Charter to promote conservation and manage environmental funds The United Nations Associations are Non-governmental organizations that exist in various countries to enhance the relationship between the people of a member state and the Sir Robert is a Trustee of Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust. The Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust is a Wildfowl and Wetland conservation charity in the United Kingdom. He is a Freeman of the City of London and, as Chairman of the Pilgrims Society, currently co-chairs the Jamestown 2007 Commemoration British Committee. Freedom of the City is an honour bestowed by some municipalities in Australia, Canada, Ireland, France, Italy, New Zealand For London as a whole see the main article London. The City of London is a geographically The Pilgrims Society, founded in 1902 is a British-American society established in the words of American past-president Joseph Choate, 'to promote good-will good-fellowship
Sir Robert is a Deputy Lieutenant of the County of Kent and a Kent County Council appointed Kent Ambassador. KENT (1400 AM) is a Radio station broadcasting a Adult Standards/MOR format He is a Non-Executive Director of Kent Messenger Group and is Chairman of Maidstone Radio, CTR 105. 4 fm, and was a Non-Executive Director of the Medway Maritime Hospital NHS Trust until 2004. He is a Member of the Advisory Councils of the National Consumer Council, the Institute for Business Ethics and Forum for the Future.
He was made an Honorary Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 2004 in recognition of the “outstanding services rendered to political, social and economic research and for contribution to government policy and programmes”. The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British Order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by King George V. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " He took British citizenship later that year, and in 2005 his knighthood was made substantive (allowing him to use the title "Sir"). British nationality law is the law of the United Kingdom concerning Citizenship and other categories of British Nationality.
He and his wife, Margaret, Lady Worcester, live at the 13th century Allington Castle, on the River Medway in Kent, where Sir Robert is also one of Her Majesty's Deputy Lieutenants. Allington is an almost entirely modern village situated on either side of the A20 road west of Maidstone in Kent. The River Medway, which is almost entirely in Kent, England, flows for from just inside the West Sussex border to the point where it enters KENT (1400 AM) is a Radio station broadcasting a Adult Standards/MOR format The title Lord Lieutenant is given to the British Monarch 's personal representatives in the United Kingdom, usually in a county or similar circumscription with varying He has two sons, Kenton and Lawrence.
Sir Robert was appointed as Chancellor of the University of Kent on 13 July 2006. The University of Kent is a plate glass campus University in Kent, England. He took up his new role on 1 August 2006, succeeding Sir Crispin Tickell who retired after 10 years as the University’s Chancellor. Sir Crispin Tickell GCMG KCVO FRSGS (Hon FRIBA (Hon FRI (Hon FCIWEM (Hon
He has well established links with the University of Kent as a member of Council and former Chair of the Finance & Resources Committee. The University of Kent is a plate glass campus University in Kent, England. He is also an Honorary Professor of Politics at Kent, a Governor and Visiting Professor at the London School of Economics and Political Science, and an Honorary Professor in the Department of Politics and International Studies at Warwick University.
He holds five honorary doctorates and is an Honorary Fellow of the London School of Economics and Political Science.
External links
- Knighthood for Robert Worcester, MORI Chairman at MORI
- Public Opinion in Britain - talk by Robert Worcester at the 2001 Trilateral Commission meeting
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