Henry Birch

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Henry Benedict Birch
Born
Henry Birch

February 1969 (age 50)
NationalityBritish
Education University of Edinburgh
Stanford Graduate School of Business
OccupationBusinessman
TitleCEO, Shop Direct
TermMay 2018-

Henry Benedict Birch (born February 1969) is a British businessman, and the chief executive officer (CEO) of Shop Direct, since May 2018, having previously been CEO of The Rank Group since May 2014. [1] [2]

Shop Direct

Shop Direct is a multi-brand online retailer and financial services provider in the United Kingdom and Ireland. It is based in the Speke area of the city of Liverpool, in Merseyside, England. Established in November 2005 as a result of the merger of the former Littlewoods and Shop Direct companies, the retailer was known as Littlewoods Shop Direct Group until a corporate rebranding to Shop Direct Group in May 2008. In 2013, the company rebranded to Shop Direct, dropping the 'group' from its name. Shop Direct is due to rebrand as The Very Group in 2019.

The Rank Group

The Rank Group is a gambling company based in the United Kingdom. Rank was involved in the cinema and motion picture industry until 2006, and continues to use the Gongman logo originally used by the Rank Organisation's film distribution subsidiary General Film Distributors. Its brands now include Mecca Bingo, and Grosvenor Casinos, the UK's largest casino operator.

Birch was born in February 1969, [3] and educated at the University of Edinburgh where he received a master's degree in Political Science, followed by an MBA from the Stanford Graduate School of Business. [4]

University of Edinburgh public research university in Edinburgh, Scotland

The University of Edinburgh, founded in 1582, is the sixth oldest university in the English-speaking world and one of Scotland's ancient universities. The university has five main campuses in the city of Edinburgh, with many of the buildings in the historic Old Town belonging to the university. The university played an important role in leading Edinburgh to its reputation as a chief intellectual centre during the Age of Enlightenment, and helped give the city the nickname of the Athens of the North.

Stanford Graduate School of Business professional school of Stanford University, in Stanford, California

The Stanford Graduate School of Business is the graduate business school of Stanford University in Stanford, California.

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References

  1. "Henry Birch to succeed Ian Burke as Chief Executive - Rank Group Plc". Rank.com. 27 March 2014. Retrieved 20 May 2016.
  2. Thomas, Nathalie. "Meet the man trying to breathe new life into bingo". Telegraph. Retrieved 20 May 2016.
  3. "THE RANK GROUP PLC - Officers (free information from Companies House)". Beta.companieshouse.gov.uk. Retrieved 20 May 2016.
  4. Henry Birch (4 April 2016). "Henry Birch, Rank Group PLC: Profile & Biography". Bloomberg. Retrieved 20 May 2016.