John Gildersleeve (born July 1944) is a British businessman and the former chairman of British Land until March 2019.[1]
John Gildersleeve | |
|---|---|
| Born | July 1944 (age 80) |
| Nationality | British |
Early life
editGildersleeve was born in July 1944.[2] His father was a sergeant in the Army and his mother was "ambitiously intelligent". He grew up in a rented house in south London, and was the only boy in his year to go to grammar school.[3]
Career
editGildersleeve left school at 18 and joined Shell as a clerk. At 19, he joined Tesco as a trainee manager, having been interviewed by Ian MacLaurin, then an area manager, now Lord MacLaurin. He rose to join the board in 1984 and was a director for 20 years.[3]
He was the chairman of British Land from January 2013 to March 2019.[1][4] He is deputy chairman of TalkTalk. He was formerly chairman of New Look, EMI Group, Gallaher Group and Carphone Warehouse; deputy chairman of Spire Healthcare; and a non-executive director of Lloyds TSB, Vodafone Group, Dixons Carphone and Tesco.[5]
Personal life
editReferences
edit- ^ a b Varghese, Justin George (March 2019). "British Land's chairman John Gildersleeve to retire". Reuters.
- ^ a b "John GILDERSLEEVE - Personal Appointments (free information from Companies House)". Drbeta.companieshouse.gov.uk. Retrieved 2016-04-16.
- ^ a b c Pilgrim, Michael (2011-03-14). "John Gildersleeve is a City big beast still driven to make an idea succeed". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 2016-04-16.
- ^ "List of Public Companies Worldwide, Letter - Businessweek - Businessweek". Bloomberg.com. Retrieved 2016-04-16.
- ^ "Board of directors". British Land. Retrieved 2016-04-16.