International Directory of Business Biographies | Michael J. Bailey Biography

• EARLY CAREER
• COMPASS GROUP
• GRANADA COMPASS—BRIEFLY
• MANAGEMENT STYLE
• MOTO
• SOURCES FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

Chief executive officer, Compass Group

Nationality: British.

Born: October 14, 1948, in United Kingdom.

Education: Westminster College.

Family: Son of Sidney William Bailey and Joyce Mary (maiden name unknown); married (wife's name unknown; separated); children: two.

Career: Gardner Merchant, 1964–1985, food service manager, then later executive director; 1985–1991, president of U.S. subsidiary; 1991–1992, managing director of contract feeding business; Nutrition Management Food Services Company, 1992, executive vice president; Compass Group,...