Adrian Bellamy

Adrian Bellamy
Born
Adrian D. P. Bellamy

1941 or 1942 (age 82–83)[1]
Derbyshire, England
NationalityBritish
Alma materUniversity of South Africa
OccupationBusinessman
TitleChairman, Reckitt Benckiser
TermMay 2003 - May 2018
SuccessorChristopher A. Sinclair
SpouseMarried
Children4

Adrian D. P. Bellamy (born 1941/1942) is a British businessman.[2][3][4][5][6][7] He was the chairman of Reckitt Benckiser (LSE: RB) from 2003 to 2018.[2][3][4][6]

Early life

Adrian Bellamy was born in Derbyshire, England,[8] and raised and educated in Southern Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe).[5][1] He earned bachelor of commerce and MBA degrees from the University of South Africa.[3][5][7]

Career

He started his career in finance, and moved on to the retail industry in the 1960s.[3] From 1995 to 2004, he served as chairman of the Supervisory Board of Gucci.[2][7] From 2002 to 2008, he served as chairman of The Body Shop.[2][4] He served as chairman of Reckitt Benckiser from 2003 to 2018.[2][3][4][6][7] In September 2017, it was announced that Bellamy would stand down as chairman at 2018's AGM, and would be succeeded by Christopher A. Sinclair.[9]

He formerly served on the board of directors of Starbucks (Nasdaq: SBUX).[7] He sat on the board of directors of Gap Inc. (NYSE: GPS) from 1995, Williams-Sonoma, Inc. (NYSE: WSM) since 1997, the Robert Mondavi Corporation since 2002, the Labelux Group since 2009, and Total Wine & More.[2][3][4][5][6][7]

Personal life

Bellamy is married with four children.[8] In 2003, he had homes in London's Belgravia and Carmel, California.[8] He collects Californian landscape paintings and English Regency furniture.[8]

References

  1. ^ a b Batt, Carolyn (27 March 2003). "Reckitt completes Bellamy hat trick". Retrieved 17 May 2018 – via www.telegraph.co.uk.
  2. ^ a b c d e f "Forbes". Forbes. Archived from the original on 17 June 2012. Retrieved 17 May 2018.
  3. ^ a b c d e f "Adrian D. P. Bellamy: Executive Profile & Biography - Bloomberg". investing.businessweek.com. Retrieved 11 January 2018.[dead link‍]
  4. ^ a b c d e "Gap Inc. Board of Directors". Archived from the original on 21 October 2015. Retrieved 17 May 2018.
  5. ^ a b c d "Williams-Sonoma, Inc. - Executive Biographies". www.williams-sonomainc.com. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
  6. ^ a b c d Reckitt Bensicker Board of Directors Archived 10 February 2013 at the Wayback Machine
  7. ^ a b c d e f "Board of Directors | Total Wine & More". www.totalwine.com. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
  8. ^ a b c d "Body Shop chairman sees green light for recovery after year of bid". Independent.co.uk. 6 May 2003. Archived from the original on 17 May 2018. Retrieved 17 May 2018.
  9. ^ Morrison, Caitlin (19 September 2017). "Durex-owner Reckitt Benckiser names new chairman". Retrieved 17 May 2018.