John Gildersleeve

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John Gildersleeve
BornJuly 1944 (age 76)
NationalityBritish
OccupationChairman, British Land
Deputy chairman of TalkTalk
Board member of British Land

John Gildersleeve (born July 1944) is a British businessman, the chairman of British Land.

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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 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. [4]

Personal life

Gildersleeve lives in the UK. [1] He has daughters. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 "John GILDERSLEEVE - Personal Appointments (free information from Companies House)". Drbeta.companieshouse.gov.uk. Retrieved 2016-04-16.
  2. 1 2 3 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.
  3. ↑ "List of Public Companies Worldwide, Letter - Businessweek - Businessweek". Bloomberg.com. Retrieved 2016-04-16.
  4. ↑ "Board of directors". British Land. Retrieved 2016-04-16.
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