John Gildersleeve | |
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Born | July 1944 (age 79) |
Nationality | British |
Occupation(s) | Chairman,
British Land Deputy chairman of TalkTalk |
Board member of | British Land |
John Gildersleeve (born July 1944) is a British businessman, the chairman of British Land.
John Gildersleeve was born in July 1944. [1] His father was a sergeant in the Army and his mother was "ambitiously intelligent". He grew up in a rented house in south London, and was the only boy in his year to go to grammar school. [2]
Gildersleeve left school at 18, and joined Shell as a clerk. At 19, he joined Tesco as a trainee manager, having been interviewed by Ian MacLaurin, then an area manager, now Lord MacLaurin. He rose to join the board in 1984, and was a director for 20 years. [2]
He has been the chairman of British Land since January 2013. [3] He is deputy chairman of TalkTalk. He was formerly chairman of New Look, EMI Group, Gallaher Group and Carphone Warehouse; deputy chairman of Spire Healthcare; and a non-executive director of Lloyds TSB, Vodafone Group, Dixons Carphone and Tesco. [4]
Gildersleeve lives in the UK. [1] He has daughters. [2]