Anthony habgood biography
Sir Anthony John Habgood (born 8 November ) is a British businessman..
Sir Anthony John Habgood is a British businessman.
Anthony Habgood
British businessman (born 1946)
Sir Anthony John Habgood (born 8 November 1946)[1] is a British businessman. From 1991 to 2005, he was chief executive of Bunzl.
He was also the chairman of Whitbread from 2005 to 2014, RELX Group and of the Court of the Bank of England. He has been described in the Financial Times as "the City's go-to grandee."[2]
Early life
Anthony John Habgood was born on 8 November 1946, the son of John Michael Habgood MC and his wife, Margaret Diana Middleton, née Dalby.[3][4] He was educated at Gresham's School, Norfolk.[5] He has a bachelor's degree from Cambridge University (Gonville and Caius College), and a master's degree in industrial administration from Carnegie Mellon University.[3]
Career
Habgood joined Boston Consulting Group in 1970, after a summer job there,[6] and became a director in 1977.[7] He worked in Boston, Tokyo, Munich and London.