Nationality British Name Richard Broadbent Alma mater Manchester University Role Businessman | Occupation Businessman Spouse Jill Broadbent Years active 1975–present | |
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Full Name Richard John Broadbent Born 22 April 1953 (age 70) ( 1953-04-22 ) England Residence Islington, North London, United Kingdom Title Executive chairman of HM Customs & Excise (2000–03)Deputy Chairman &Senior Independent Director of Barclays PLC (2003–11)Non-executive chairman of Arriva plc (2004–2010)Non-executive director and chairman of Tesco plc (2011–2014) Education University of Manchester, Queen Mary University of London Similar People Dave Lewis, Philip Clarke, Terry Leahy, Archie Norman, Carl Rogberg | ||
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Sir Richard John Broadbent KCB (born 22 April 1953) is a British businessman.
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- Sir richard broadbent chairman of tesco plc interview at uwe bristol
- Richard broadbent speaks about alex pires
- Early life
- Career
- Memberships
- Personal life
- References
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Early life
Born in 1953, he studied at Queen Mary, University of London, and completed an MA at Manchester University.
Career
Broadbent joined HM Treasury in 1975. He spent ten years at the Treasury, including periods as Private Secretary to both Labour and Conservative Party ministers. He took up a Harkness Fellowship at Stanford Business School in the United States in 1983 before joining Schroders investment bank in London in 1986.
In 1995, he was appointed head of Schroder's European corporate finance business. In this role he led the development of Schroders UK and continental European investment banking business. In 1998, he was appointed global head of Corporate Finance and a member of the Group Executive Committee. He was based in New York until mid-1999 when he left Schroders prior to their sale to Citigroup.
He was appointed Executive Chairman of Her Majesty's Customs and Excise in February 2000 until July 2003 prior to its merger with HM Inland Revenue. During this time, he was responsible for a programme of change management in tax and law enforcement. He was also a member of the Civil Service Management Board.
He was appointed to the Board of Barclays plc in September 2003, becoming Senior Independent Director in September 2004. He chaired the Board Risk Committee from 2006 to 2010 and was appointed Deputy Chairman in 2010. He retired from the Board of Barclays in 2011.
In July 2004, he was appointed to the Board of Arriva, a European passenger transport business, taking over as non-executive Chairman in November 2004. He stepped down from the Board of Arriva in August 2010, when the company was sold to Deutsche Bahn.
He was appointed to the Board of Tesco plc in July 2011 and took over as Chairman in December 2011; he resigned in October 2014 following reports of accounting errors and falling sales attributed to competition from discount stores Aldi and Lidl.
Memberships
Broadbent is a member and a former non-executive director of The Security Institute. He was knighted in the 2003 Birthday Honours. He is member of the Council of Relate, the relationship charity and Chairman of the GSB Trust.
Personal life
He lives in Norfolk with his wife, Jill. The couple run workshops and courses at the Centre for Compassionate Communication, located in their home overlooking the Regent's Canal in North London.