George G. Weston
George Garfield Weston (born 4 March 1964) is a British businessman. He is a son of Garry Weston. He is Chief Executive of Associated British Foods, a role for which he is paid an annual salary of £825,000.[1]
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[edit] Early life
George G. Weston was born in Britain and attended the independent Westminster School. He was educated at New College, Oxford where he gained an MA in PPE, and has an MBA from Harvard Business School.
[edit] Career
He was Managing Director of Westmill Foods (who make Allinson Flour)) from 1992-8, then Allied Bakeries from 1999-2003. He was Chief Executive of George Weston Foods Ltd (Australia) from 2003-5. He became CEO of ABF plc in 2005, succeeding Peter Jackson, who had taken over from his father, Garry Weston (who died in 2002) in 1999. His grandfather Willard Garfield Weston set up the family's worldwide food empire, originating in Canada. The Weston family also own Fortnum & Mason and Selfridges.
[edit] Personal life
He married to Katharine Acland, daughter of Sir Antony Acland, in January 1996 in Windsor and Maidenhead. They have three sons (born April 2001, April 2002 and July 2004) and one daughter (born September 1999). His sister is Jana Khayat, who is the Chairman of Fortnum & Mason, and his brother Guy Weston also works for ABF.
[edit] References
- ^ "Directors' remuneration" (PDF). Annual Report and Accounts 2008. Associated British Foods. p. 31. http://www.abf.co.uk/uploads/annualreport2008.pdf. Retrieved 22 August 2009.[dead link]
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