Charles Sinclair (businessman)

Charles James Francis Sinclair CBE FCA (born 4 April 1948) is a British businessman. He is the chairman of Associated British Foods.[1][2][3][4]

Charles Sinclair
Born4 April 1948
EducationWinchester College
Alma materMagdalen College, Oxford
OccupationBusinessman
Known forchairman of Associated British Foods
SpouseNicola Bayliss
Children2 sons
Parent(s)Sir George Sinclair
Katharine Jane Burdekin

Early life

Charles James Francis Sinclair, only son of Sir George Sinclair and Katharine Jane Burdekin,[5] was born on 4 April 1948.[6] He attended Winchester College and graduated from Magdalen College, Oxford.[6]

Career

Sinclair joined the Daily Mail and General Trust in 1975. He was its chief executive officer (CEO) from 1989 to September 2008.[1][2][3][4] He was on the board of directors of the Euromoney Institutional Investor from November 1985 to September 2008, of Thomson Reuters from January 1994 to December 2005, of The Thomson Corporation until December 2005, of Schroders from 1990 to April 2004. He joined the board of directors of Associated British Foods in October 2008 and became its chairman in April 2009.[1][3][4] He also sat on the board of directors of SVG Capital since January 2005.[1][2][3][4] He is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales.

Sinclair is chairman of the board of trustees of the Minack Theatre in Porthcurno, Cornwall. Sinclair replaced David Clementi as warden of Winchester College in 2014.[7]

Personal life

Sinclair married Nicola Bayliss in 1974.[5] They have two sons.[5] He is a member of the Athenaeum Club, the Flyfishers' Club and Vincent's Club.[5]

References
  1. "Associated British Foods plc - About us - Board and committees - Board of directors". www.abf.co.uk. Retrieved 7 January 2019.
  2. "Board of Directors". www.svgcapital.com. Archived from the original on 18 November 2006.
  3. "Associated British Foods plc, ABF:LSE directors and dealings - FT.com". markets.ft.com. Retrieved 7 January 2019.
  4. "Stock Quotes & Company News - Reuters.com". U.S. Retrieved 7 January 2019.
  5. "SINCLAIR, Charles James Francis". Who's Who 2017. Oxford University Press. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
  6. SINCLAIR, Charles James Francis, Who's Who 2015, A & C Black, 2015; online edn, Oxford University Press, 2014
  7. "Charles Sinclair Biography - Winchester College Wykeham Campaign". wincollsoc.org. Retrieved 7 January 2019.
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