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British businessman (born 1956)
Ian Meakins
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Born
| Ian Keith Meakins
(
1956-08-31
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31 August 1956
(age 67)
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Nationality
| British
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Alma mater
| St Catharine's College
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University of Cambridge
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Occupation
| Businessman
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Years active
| 1977?present
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Title
| CEO,
Wolseley plc
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Term
| 2009?present
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Predecessor
| Chip Hornsby
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Successor
| Incumbent
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Children
| 3
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Ian Keith Meakins
(born 31 August 1956) is a British businessman. He was the chief executive of
Wolseley plc
, a British multinational building materials distribution company, from 2009 to 2016. He is the chairman of
Unilever
since December 2023, chairman of
Compass Group
since December 2020, and former chairman of
Rexel
.
Early life
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He was educated at
St Catharine's College
,
University of Cambridge
.
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Career
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From 1978 to 1985, Meakins was a brand manager with
Procter & Gamble
, from 1985 to 1988, a senior manager with
Bain & Company
, and from 1988 to 1991 a Founding Partner at Kalchas Group (management consulting).
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From 1992 to 2004, Meakins was with
Diageo
plc, rising to President of European Major Markets and Global Supply.
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He was CEO of
Alliance UniChem
plc until its merger with
Boots
in July 2006. Meakins later served as chief executive of
Travelex
Holdings Ltd.
Meakins was CEO of Wolseley plc from 13 July 2009 to August 2016, when he was succeeded by John Martin.
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Meakins is also director of the Impetus Trust, and a non-executive director of
Centrica
plc.
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Meakins replaced
Paul S. Walsh
as chairman of
Compass Group
in December 2020.
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He also chairs the board of
Unilever
since December 2023.
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He was the chairman of
Rexel
until August 2023.
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Personal life
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Meakins is married, with three children.
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