Sir

Guy Weston
Born (1960-07-03) 3 July 1960 (age 63)
Sydney, Australia
EducationWestminster School
Alma materMerton College, Oxford
INSEAD
OccupationBusinessman
SpouseIna Sarikhani[1]
Children3 sons, 1 daughter
Parent(s)Garry Weston
Mary Weston
RelativesW. Garfield Weston (paternal grandfather)
Howard Kippenberger (maternal grandfather)
George G. Weston (brother)
Jana Khayat (sister)

Sir Guy Howard Weston (born 3 July 1960) is a British businessman and philanthropist.

Biography

Weston was born on 3 July 1960 in Sydney, Australia.[2] He is the eldest son of Garry Weston and Mary Weston, and brother of George G. Weston. His paternal grandfather was W. Garfield Weston.[3][4]

Weston was educated at Westminster School and Merton College, Oxford.[2][3][5] He read for the Bar, and then took an MBA at INSEAD.[2][3][5]

Career

Weston began his career as an investment banker at Morgan, Grenfell & Co. from 1984 to 1987.[2] He was the managing director of Jacksons of Piccadilly from 1990 to 1993, and Ryvita from 1993 to 2000.[2][3][5] He was the chairman of Heal's from 2001 to 2012.[2] He was a non-executive director of Carpetright from 2005 to 2011.[5]

Weston has been the chairman of Wittington Investments since 2012.[2][3]

Philanthropy

Weston is the chairman of the Garfield Weston Foundation.[3] Since Weston’s appointment as chairman, the Foundation has become the largest grant-making foundation in the UK, with total grants exceeding £1 billion.[6] In December 2020, Sir Guy was recognized for the expertise and strategic advice devoted both to the Foundation and the charities it has supported during his 20-year Chairmanship and 35-year role as Trustee.

He serves on the board of trustees of the Thrombosis Research Institute.[7] He is an honorary fellow of Merton College, Oxford [8] and an honorary fellow of the Royal College of Art.[9]

Weston has led a number of successful campaigns to help charities raise funds for causes, including the Bodleian Library in Oxford and Westminster Abbey[10] He has also given his expertise to support charities’ strategy and income, including serving on the advisory panel for the Royal Society and chairing the commercial enterprise for the Imperial War Museum.[11][12]

He was knighted in the 2021 New Year Honours for services to philanthropy and charity.[13][14]

Personal life

Weston married Charlotte Emily Brunet in 1986; they have three sons and one daughter.[2] He later married Ina Sarikhani.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "Our Trustees". Garfield Weston Foundation. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h "WESTON, Guy Howard". Who's Who 2017. Oxford University Press. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
  3. ^ a b c d e f "Trustees". Garfield Weston Foundation. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
  4. ^ Quinn, James (9 February 2014). "Fortnum and Mason owner's dividends hit £91m". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 4 August 2017. The UK part of the dynasty is today run by Guy Weston, Garfield Weston's grandson.
  5. ^ a b c d "Carpetright Plc (CPR:London): Guy Weston". Bloomberg. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
  6. ^ "About the Foundation". Garfield Weston Foundation. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
  7. ^ "Management & Governance". Thrombosis Research Institute. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
  8. ^ "Guy Weston: Honorary Fellow". Merton College, Oxford. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
  9. ^ "Honorary Fellows - RCA". Archived from the original on 3 September 2018. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
  10. ^ pixeltocode.uk, PixelToCode. "A royal church". Westminster Abbey. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
  11. ^ "About us | History of the Royal Society | Royal Society". royalsociety.org. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
  12. ^ "IWM London". Imperial War Museums. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
  13. ^ "No. 63218". The London Gazette (Supplement). 31 December 2020. p. N2.
  14. ^ "The New Year Honours list 2021". www.thegazette.co.uk. Retrieved 8 January 2021.

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