Henry Staunton (businessman)

Henry Staunton
BornMay 1948 (age 76)
OccupationBusinessman
Years active1960s–present
Known forChairman, WH Smith

Henry Eric Staunton (born May 1948)[1] is a British businessman, the former chairman of retailers WH Smith and BrightHouse, and of Post Office Limited. Earlier, he was finance director of Granada Group and then ITV plc.

Named in The Times 2006 Power 100 survey, and rated as one of the UK's top 50 finance movers and shakers by Accountancy Age,[2] Staunton is an "experienced finance professional"[3] and "well regarded dealmaker".[4][5] While at Granada, he helped steer one of the largest mergers in media history – creating a unified ITV – and played a role in ensuring Granada and its executives came out on top after the £5.8bn deal to merge Carlton and Granada.[6]

  1. ^ "Henry Eric Staunton: appointments". Companies House. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
  2. ^ "Top 50 power list (part 2) - 08 Jan 2004". Accountancy Age. Archived from the original on 4 July 2010. Retrieved 27 November 2012.
  3. ^ Accountancy Age, 8 June 2010 Finance experts take top WH Smith roles
  4. ^ The Daily Telegraph, 22 September 2005
  5. ^ The Business, 25 September 2005
  6. ^ "I'm an FD, get me out of here - 29 Sep 2005". Accountancy Age. Archived from the original on 16 January 2013. Retrieved 27 November 2012.