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One of the father figures of modern container shipping, British executive Ray Miles, died after a short illness on Friday 6 November aged 71.
At time of his death, he was serving as advising director at Stena AB.
Born in London in 1944, Mr Miles graduated from Coventry University’s Lanchester Polytechnic in 1970 with a 1st in Economics, and earned an MBA from London Business School.
Mr Miles began his career in 1972 with Ocean Transport & Trading in Liverpool. In the early ...
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Steve Woolgrove
November 16, 2015 at 10:12 pmRay was a human dynamo of a man, and I first met him when I joined GEM in 1986 where he was very encouraging to this “new boy” finding his feet at the company. Ray was very approachable, having an almost permanent smile on his face, and some suitably ‘pithy’ comments when appropriate! He made us all laugh, and everyone felt at ease in his presence, a skill which not many bosses can boast! We lost touch when he went to CANMAR but I still remembered him with great affection. So I’m greatly saddened to hear that he’s passed away so young and with so much left to give to the world. Bon Voyage Ray, you’ll be missed. All the best, Steve.
Sharon
April 16, 2016 at 10:03 pmAsk former CP Ships employees how they feel about Ray Miles.