Neil Andrew Patrick Carson is a businessperson who has been at the head of 5 different companies and presently occupies the position of Non-Executive Chairman of Oxford Instruments Plc.

He is also on the board of Shell Plc and The Goldsmiths' Company Charity.

In the past he held the position of Non-Executive Chairman of Tt Electronics Plc, Chairman for Chemistry Growth Partnership, Executive Director at Johnson Matthey Plc and Chief Executive Officer at Johnson Matthey, Inc. (a subsidiary of Johnson Matthey Plc) and Member of Prince of Wales Corporate Leaders Group.

Mr. Carson received an undergraduate degree from Coventry University.