Charles Sinclair (businessman)
Charles Sinclair CBE FCA (born 4 April 1948)[1] is a British businessman. He serves as Chairman of Associated British Foods.[2][3][4][5][6] In December 2013 it was announced that Charles Sinclair would replace Sir David Clementi as Warden of Winchester College with effect from 6 July 2014.[7]
Biography
Early life
Charles James Francis Sinclair, only son of Sir George Sinclair, attended Winchester College and graduated from Magdalen College, Oxford.[1]
Career
In 1975, he joined the Daily Mail and General Trust.[2] He served as its Chief Executive Officer from 1989 to September 2008.[2][3][4][5][6] He served on the Board of Directors of the Euromoney Institutional Investor from November 1985 to 30 September 2008, of Thomson Reuters from January 1994 to 6 December 2005, of The Thomson Corporation until 6 December 2005, of Schroders from 1990 to 22 April 2004.[2] He joined the Board of Directors of Associated British Foods in October 2008 and became its Chairman in April 2009.[2][3][5][6] He also sits on the Board of Directors of SVG Capital since January 2005.[2][3][4][5][6] He is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales.[2]
He serves as Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Minack Theatre in Porthcurno, Cornwall.[2]
References
- ^ a b SINCLAIR, Charles James Francis, Who's Who 2015, A & C Black, 2015; online edn, Oxford University Press, 2014
- ^ a b c d e f g h Bloomberg BusinessWeek
- ^ a b c d Associated British Foods Board of Directors
- ^ a b c SVG Capital Board of Directors
- ^ a b c d The Financial Times
- ^ a b c d Reuters
- ^ [1]