Ian Cheshire (businessman)

Sir Ian Cheshire
Cheshire in 2013
Born
Ian Michael Cheshire

(1959-08-06) 6 August 1959 (age 65)
Miri, Malaysia
NationalityBritish
EducationThe King's School, Canterbury
Alma materChrist's College, Cambridge
OccupationBusinessman
Years active1970–present
TitleChairman of Channel 4
Chairman of Barclays UK
Chairman, Maisons du Monde,
Chairman, Menhaden plc
Lead non-executive director of Cabinet Office board,
Trustee at the Institute for Government
SpouseKate Cheshire
Children3

Sir Ian Michael Cheshire (born 6 August 1959) is a British businessman, formerly chairman of Barclays UK, the ring-fenced UK subsidiary of Barclays. He stepped down on 1 January 2021 and was succeeded by Crawford Gillies.[1] He is lead non-executive director for the Cabinet Office board, campaign chairman of Heads Together, chair of The Prince of Wales's Charitable Fund, chair of the independent charity, the Food, Farming and Countryside Commission, and a trustee of The Institute for Government. He was previously chief executive (CEO) of Kingfisher plc, a British multinational retailing company, and was chairman of the British department store chain Debenhams from 2016 to 2019.

  1. ^ "Barclays UK chairman Cheshire steps down, Crawford Gillies takes over". Reuters. 18 December 2020. Retrieved 18 December 2020.