Norman Adsetts | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1931-03-06)6 March 1931 |
| Died | 25 April 2023(2023-04-25) (aged 92) |
| Alma mater | The Queen's College, Oxford |
| Spouse | Eve Stefanuti (m. 1956) |
| Children | 2 |
Sir William Norman AdsettsOBE (6 March 1931 – 25 April 2023) was a British businessman. He joined firmSIG plc in 1966 and ran asmanaging director from 1970 to 1996.
Born in 1931, the son of Ernest Norman Adsetts, Adsetts was educated atKing Edward VII School inSheffield and atThe Queen's College, Oxford. After undertaking hisNational Service in theRoyal Air Force[1] he joinedFibreglass Ltd as a graduate trainee in 1955. He and his sister (May Adsetts) lived at 139 Norton Lane, Sheffield. In 1966 he became a director atSheffield Insulating Company: he went on to bemanaging director in 1970,Chairman in 1985 and Life President in 1996.[2]
Adsetts held a number of other positions, including chairman of the Yorkshire and Humberside Region of the CBI from 1989 to 1991, chairman of the Sheffield Partnership Limited from 1987 to 1992, deputy chairman ofSheffield Development Corporation from 1991 to 1997, chairman of the board of governors atSheffield Hallam University from 1993 to 1999, Chairman of Sheffield Theatres Trust Ltd from 1996 to 2005, Trustee of theHillsborough Disaster Appeal Fund from 1989 to 1996, chairman of Sheffield First for Investment from 1999 to 2002, chairman of the Kelham River-side Development Agency from 1998 to 2002, chairman of the governors ofMount St Mary's College from 1999 to date, member of the Hallam Diocese finance board from 1998 to 2004 and trustee of Research Autism from 2007 to date.
Adsetts was awarded theOBE in the 1988New Year Honours[3] andknighted in the1999 Birthday Honours.[4]
Adsetts married Eve Stefanuti in 1956. The couple had one daughter, one son, and eight grandchildren. Sir Norman Adsetts was a large contributor to autism foundations and became Chairman ofAutism Plus in April 2009. Adsetts attributed his contribution to the fact that two of his own grandchildren areautistic.[5]
In 2012, Adsetts left the board of Autism Plus to become Chairman of The Adsetts Partnership, a holding company of which Autism Plus is a subsidiary. The Adsetts Partnership has also created a network of charities aiming to support the vulnerable.[citation needed]
Sir Norman Adsetts died on 25 April 2023, at the age of 92.[6]