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Sir Terence Harrison (April 1933 – 21 June 2019) was an industrialist from the northeast of England who was Chief Executive of Rolls-Royce Holdings plc.
Harrison was born in Wingate, County Durham, the son of a miner and a shop assistant.[1] After attending the local grammar school he undertook an apprenticeship with Richardsons Westgarth & Company before graduating with a mechanical engineering degree from Durham University in 1955.[1] Following national service with the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers,[2] he joined Clarke Chapman as an engineering graduate and became managing director in 1969.[1] He went on to be Chief Executive of Northern Engineering Industries from 1983 to 1986 and then Chairman of Northern Engineering Industries from 1986 to 1989.[1] After Northern Engineering Industries was acquired by Rolls-Royce Holdings, he served as chief executive of that company as well from 1992 to 1996.[3][4]
Harrison was knighted in January 1996.[5] In retirement he was chairman of Alfred McAlpine and, briefly, of Newcastle United F.C. from March 1997[6] to May 1998.[7] He died on 21 June 2019 at the age of 86.[8]
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Harrison married June Forster in 1956; they had two sons.[8]
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