Nationality British Spouse(s) Chris Peace | Children 3 Name John Peace | |
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Full Name John Wilfred Peace Born 2 March 1949 (age 75) ( 1949-03-02 ) Nottinghamshire Alma mater Royal Military Academy Sandhurst Occupation Businessman, chairman of Standard Chartered plc and Burberry Group plc Education Royal Military Academy Sandhurst Board member of Standard Chartered, Burberry, The Work Foundation | ||
Sir John Wilfred Peace (born 2 March 1949) is a British businessman, chairman of British fashion house Burberry and ex-chairman of Standard Chartered, a British multinational banking and financial services company.
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- William baines poem nocturne for piano 1919 john peace
- Early life
- Career
- Other responsibilities
- Personal life
- References
William baines poem nocturne for piano 1919 john peace
Early life
Peace was born in Nottinghamshire, the son of a coal miner, and went to school there. He was then educated at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst.
Career
Peace joined GUS plc straight from Sandhurst, rising to group chief executive.
Peace is chairman of Standard Chartered plc and non-executive chairman of Burberry Group plc since June 2002. Previously, he was Group Chief Executive of GUS plc from 2000 to 2006, and Chairman of Experian plc from 2006 to 2014.
Other responsibilities
Peace became Lord Lieutenant of Nottinghamshire from 21 July 2012. He was knighted in 2011 for services to business and the voluntary sector.
He was previously chair of trustees for the not-for-profit organisation, The Work Foundation. He left this position in 2010.
Personal life
Peace and his wife, Chris, a school teacher, have three daughters. They met at school.