Anthony Habgood
| Anthony Habgood | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Anthony John Habgood 8 November 1946 |
| Residence | Chelsea, London and Norfolk |
| Nationality | British |
| Education | Gresham's School |
| Alma mater | Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge and Carnegie Mellon University |
| Occupation | Businessman |
| Years active | 1970–present |
| Title | Chairman of Reed Elsevier, Chairman of Court of the Bank of England, Chairman of Norwich Research Park, Chairman of Preqin Holding Limited |
| Successor | Incumbent |
Board member of | Reed Elsevier, Bank of England |
| Children | 3 |
Anthony John Habgood (born 8 November 1946)[1] is a British businessman, currently Chairman of Reed Elsevier, an Anglo-Dutch multinational publisher and information provider operating in the science, medical, legal, risk and business sectors.
He was Chairman of Whitbread, a British multinational hotel, coffee shop and restaurant company, until 2014.[2]
In March 2014 he was appointed Chairman of Court of the Bank of England,[3] and has been described in the FT as "the City’s go-to grandee."[4]
Early life
Habgood was educated at Gresham's School, Norfolk.[5] He has a degree in economics from Cambridge University (Gonville and Caius College), and an MS in Industrial Administration from Carnegie Mellon University.
Career
He joined Boston Consulting Group in 1970 and became a Director in 1977.[6]
From 1991 to 2005, Habgood was Chief Executive, then Chairman of Bunzl, growing turnover from continuing operations from £500 million to £2.9 billion, and improving profits by a factor of 34, and "is widely credited with transforming Bunzl".[7]
Habgood has been Chairman of Reed Elsevier since June 2009.[8] He has also been Chairman of Preqin Holding Limited since November 2011, [9] and was Chairman of Whitbread plc from 2005 to 2014 [10] and of Mölnlycke Health Care from 2006 to 2007 while it was owned by the private equity house APAX Partners
He was Senior Non-executive Director of Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust from 2006 until March 2013, when he became chair of Norwich Research Park.[11]
In March 2014 Habgood was appointed Chairman of Court of the Bank of England,[3]
Past non-executive directorships include NatWest Bank plc,[12] Powergen plc[13] and Marks and Spencer plc [14]
Personal life
Habgood is married with three children, and splits his time between Chelsea and Norfolk.[5]
References
- ↑ "Agenda Extraordinary General Meeting of Shareholders 2009". Reed Elsevier NV. 2009. Retrieved 1 November 2012.
- ↑ "Whitbread harbours eastern ambitions". Financial Times. Retrieved 30 October 2012.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 http://www.bankofengland.co.uk/publications/Pages/news/2014/057.aspx
- ↑ http://m.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/c879d586-ae7d-11e3-8e41-00144feab7de.html
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "The Interview: A cool customer with a track record of giving a warm feeling to shareholders". The Independent. 30 April 2005. Retrieved 31 October 2012.
- ↑ "Anthony Habgood profile". Oxford University. Retrieved 31 October 2012.
- ↑ "Interview with Anthony Habgood". Journal of Strategy and Management. Retrieved 31 October 2012.
- ↑ "View from the Top: Anthony Habgood, Chairman, Reed Elsevier". Financial Times. Retrieved 31 October 2012.
- ↑ "Anthony Habgood to Chair Preqin". peHUB. Retrieved 18 March 2014.
- ↑ "The Times: Whitbread chairman Anthony Habgood leaves little room for improvement". The Times. Retrieved 17 June 2014.
- ↑ "6 March 2013 - FTSE 100 company Chair appointed to Norwich Research Park - BBSRC". bbsrc.ac.uk. Retrieved 26 July 2014.
- ↑ "NatWest Board Changes". NatWest Press Release. Retrieved 6 March 2000.
- ↑ "Powergen Annual Report 2000". Powergen. Retrieved 2 March 2001.
- ↑ http://www.vernimmen.com/ftp/M&S_buyback_2004.pdf