Ian Cheshire | |
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Born | Ian Michael Cheshire 6 August 1959 Miri, Malaysia |
Nationality | British |
Education | The King's School, Canterbury |
Alma mater | Christ's College, Cambridge |
Occupation | Businessman |
Years active | 1970–present |
Title | Chairman 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 |
Spouse | Kate Cheshire |
Children | 3 |
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.