Adrian Bellamy
Adrian Bellamy | |
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| Born | Adrian D. P. Bellamy 1941 or 1942 (age 82–83)[1] Derbyshire, England |
| Nationality | British |
| Alma mater | University of South Africa |
| Occupation | Businessman |
| Title | Chairman, Reckitt Benckiser |
| Term | May 2003 - May 2018 |
| Successor | Christopher A. Sinclair |
| Spouse | Married |
| Children | 4 |
Adrian D. P. Bellamy (born 1941/1942) is a British businessman.[2][3][4][5][6][7] He was the chairman of Reckitt Benckiser (LSE: RB) from 2003 to 2018.[2][3][4][6]
Early life
Adrian Bellamy was born in Derbyshire, England,[8] and raised and educated in Southern Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe).[5][1] He earned bachelor of commerce and MBA degrees from the University of South Africa.[3][5][7]
Career
He started his career in finance, and moved on to the retail industry in the 1960s.[3] From 1995 to 2004, he served as chairman of the Supervisory Board of Gucci.[2][7] From 2002 to 2008, he served as chairman of The Body Shop.[2][4] He served as chairman of Reckitt Benckiser from 2003 to 2018.[2][3][4][6][7] In September 2017, it was announced that Bellamy would stand down as chairman at 2018's AGM, and would be succeeded by Christopher A. Sinclair.[9]
He formerly served on the board of directors of Starbucks (Nasdaq: SBUX).[7] He sat on the board of directors of Gap Inc. (NYSE: GPS) from 1995, Williams-Sonoma, Inc. (NYSE: WSM) since 1997, the Robert Mondavi Corporation since 2002, the Labelux Group since 2009, and Total Wine & More.[2][3][4][5][6][7]
Personal life
Bellamy is married with four children.[8] In 2003, he had homes in London's Belgravia and Carmel, California.[8] He collects Californian landscape paintings and English Regency furniture.[8]
References
- ^ a b Batt, Carolyn (27 March 2003). "Reckitt completes Bellamy hat trick". Retrieved 17 May 2018 – via www.telegraph.co.uk.
- ^ a b c d e f "Forbes". Retrieved 17 May 2018.
- ^ a b c d e f "Adrian D. P. Bellamy: Executive Profile & Biography - Bloomberg". investing.businessweek.com. Retrieved 2018-01-11.
- ^ a b c d e "Gap Inc. Board of Directors". Archived from the original on 2015-10-21. Retrieved 17 May 2018.
- ^ a b c d "Williams-Sonoma, Inc. - Executive Biographies". www.williams-sonomainc.com. Retrieved 2018-01-11.
- ^ a b c d Reckitt Bensicker Board of Directors Archived February 10, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b c d e f "Board of Directors | Total Wine & More". www.totalwine.com. Retrieved 2018-01-11.
- ^ a b c d "Body Shop chairman sees green light for recovery after year of bid". 6 May 2003. Retrieved 17 May 2018.
- ^ Morrison, Caitlin (19 September 2017). "Durex-owner Reckitt Benckiser names new chairman". Retrieved 17 May 2018.