Michael James Roney is an American businessman. He was the chief executive of Bunzl plc, a British multinational distribution and outsourcing company, from 2005 to 2016. He has been the chairman of Next plc and Grafton Group since 2017.
Roney began his career as an accountant from 1978 to 1980. Roney was a non-executive director of Johnson Matthey plc from 2007 until 2014 and is a non-executive director of Brown-Forman Corporation. In July 2016, Roney became a non-executive director of Azelis Group, the global speciality chemicals distributor. Roney has been the chairman of Next plc (succeeding John Barton) and Grafton Group since 2017. ==Personal life==
Personal life
Roney met his future wife in Argentina. They have four children, and reside in St John's Wood, London. ==References==