Charles Sinclair (businessman)

Charles Sinclair
Born 4 April 1948
Education Winchester College
Alma mater Magdalen College, Oxford
Occupation Businessman
Known for chairman of Associated British Foods
Spouse(s) Nicola Bayliss
Children 2 sons
Parent(s) Sir George Sinclair
Katharine Jane Burdekin

Charles Sinclair CBE FCA (born 4 April 1948) is a British businessman. He serves as Chairman of Associated British Foods.[1][2][3][4][5]

Early life

Charles James Francis Sinclair, only son of Sir George Sinclair and Katharine Jane Burdekin,[6] was born on 4 April 1948.[7] He attended Winchester College and graduated from Magdalen College, Oxford.[7]

Career

Sinclair joined the Daily Mail and General Trust in 1975.[1] He served as its Chief Executive Officer from 1989 to September 2008.[1][2][3][4][5] 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.[1] He joined the Board of Directors of Associated British Foods in October 2008 and became its Chairman in April 2009.[1][2][4][5] He also sits on the Board of Directors of SVG Capital since January 2005.[1][2][3][4][5] He is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales.[1]

Sinclair serves as Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Minack Theatre in Porthcurno, Cornwall.[1] Sinclair replaced Sir David Clementi as Warden of Winchester College in 2014.[8]

Personal life

Sinclair married Nicola Bayliss in 1974.[6] They have two sons.[6] He is a member of the Athenaeum Club, the Flyfishers' Club and Vincent's Club.[6]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Bloomberg BusinessWeek
  2. 1 2 3 4 Associated British Foods Board of Directors
  3. 1 2 3 SVG Capital Board of Directors
  4. 1 2 3 4 The Financial Times
  5. 1 2 3 4 Reuters
  6. 1 2 3 4 "SINCLAIR, Charles James Francis". Who's Who 2017. Oxford University Press. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
  7. 1 2 SINCLAIR, Charles James Francis, Who's Who 2015, A & C Black, 2015; online edn, Oxford University Press, 2014
  8. ↑
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