Nicholas Wheeler

For the professor of international politics, see Nicholas J. Wheeler. For the musician with The All-American Rejects, see Nick Wheeler.
Charles Tyrwhitt, established by Nick Wheeler in 1986.

Nicholas Charles Tyrwhitt Wheeler (born 20 January 1965 in Ludlow, Shropshire[1]) is an English businessman. He attempted a number of different businesses, including a photography venture and a Christmas tree delivery service. In 1986 he established the Charles Tyrwhitt company and shirt brand, which he owns.[2]

Wheeler grew up in Ludlow and was educated at the Dragon School in Oxford, Eton College, and the University of Bristol, where he studied geography. His first job was as a management consultant for Bain & Company. In November 1986, he set up Charles Tyrwhitt, now a well-known shirt brand in the United Kingdom.[3] The business is a Limited Liability Partnership. It has grown to be the UK’s largest mail-order shirt business, and also has several brick and mortar locations (as of October 2014, 17 in the United Kingdom, 5 in the United States, and one in France). [4]

In 2008, he was a regional judge for the Entrepreneur Challenge in the UK.[5]

Wheeler is married with four children to Chrissie Rucker, founder of The White Company. In 2009, their wealth was estimated to be worth £63 million.[6] He lives in Buckinghamshire.

References

  1. ↑ http://www.findmypast.co.uk/search/all/results?recordCount=-1&forenames=Nicholas+Charles+Tyrwhitt&_includeForenamesVariants=on&surname=Wheeler&_includeSurnameVariants=on&fromYear=1965&toYear=1965&region=&county=&mothersMaidenName=&_useMothersMaidenNameAsSurname=on&sortOrder=RK%3Atrue&_performExactSearch=on&event=B&recordType=ALL&route=
  2. ↑ Andrew Davidson, Nick Wheeler, founder of Charles Tyrwhitt. The Sunday Times, Business section, 13 December 2009. Published as 'The old Etonian barrow boy', page 6 (paper version).
  3. ↑ Charles Tyrwhitt History, Charles Tyrwhitt, UK.
  4. ↑ "Nick Wheeler: From failed photographer to Jermyn Street's king of the shirts". London: Independent. 15 October 2009.
  5. ↑ Nick Wheeler of Charles Tyrwhitt Shirts says that work should be fun, The Sunday Times, Business section, 23 March 2008.
  6. ↑ Nick Wheeler and Chrissie Rucker, Rich List 2009, The Sunday Times, 26 April 2009.