John Gildersleeve
John Gildersleeve | |
|---|---|
| Born | July 1944 (age 80) |
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation(s) | Chairman, British Land deputy chairman, Spire Healthcare deputy chairman of TalkTalk |
| Board member of | British Land |
John Gildersleeve (born July 1944) is a British businessman, the chairman of British Land.
Early life
John Gildersleeve was born in July 1944 .[1] 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.[2]
Career
Gildersleeve 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.[2]
He has been the chairman of British Land since January 2013.[3] He is deputy chairman of Spire Healthcare, and deputy chairman of TalkTalk. He was formerly chairman of New Look, EMI Group, Gallaher Group and Carphone Warehouse; and a non-executive director of Lloyds TSB, Vodafone Group, Dixons Carphone and Tesco.[4]
Personal life
Gildersleeve lives in the UK.[1] He has daughters.[2]
References
- ^ 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.