Roger Gibbs
Sir Roger Gibbs HonFRCP, HonFMedSci | |
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 Sir Roger Gibbs by Andrew Festing, 2000 | |
| Born | 13 October 1934 |
| Died | 3 October 2018 (aged 83) |
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Sir Roger Geoffrey Gibbs, HonFRCP, HonFMedSci (13 October 1934 – 3 October 2018) was a British financier who held senior positions on the board of directors of Arsenal Football Club,[1] the Wellcome Trust[2] and Fleming Family & Partners.[3]
Education[]
Gibbs was educated at Eton College and Millfield.[3]
Career[]
After a career as a stockbroker he was Chairman of Gerrard and National Discount Co Ltd. He was a non executive Director of Arsenal Football Club[1] between 1980 and 2005.[4] He retired from the club's board in June 2006.[1] He was also Chairman of the Wellcome Trust between 1983 and 1999.[2] He took an active part in charity work and was Chairman of the St Paul's Cathedral Foundation.[citation needed]
Honours and awards[]
Gibbs was knighted in 1994.[5] In 2004, The Wellcome Trust named its new headquarters on the Euston Road the Gibbs Building to honour the significant contributions he made to the trusts finances.[2]
Personal life[]
Gibbs was the fourth son of Sir Geoffrey Gibbs, KCMG, and Lady Gibbs, CBE. His younger brother Christopher Gibbs (1938-2018) was an antiques dealer and collector. He married his wife Jane on 21 September 2005.[3]
He died on 3 October 2018 at the age of 83.[6]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c "Sir Roger Gibbs retires from Arsenal Board". arsenal.com. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c Perry Gourley (2011). "75th stories: Rich diversity – Roger Gibbs and the Wellcome Trust's endowment". wellcome.ac.uk. London: Wellcome Trust. Archived from the original on 2015-09-24.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c "GIBBS, Sir Roger (Geoffrey)". Who's Who. ukwhoswho.com. 2016 (online Oxford University Press ed.). A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc. (subscription or UK public library membership required) (subscription required)
- ^ Non-Executive Directors Archived 2014-02-22 at the Wayback Machine. Arsenal FC. 10 November 2005.
- ^ "No. 53741". The London Gazette. 1994-07-22. p. 10497.
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- Roger Gibbs on the History of Modern Biomedicine Research Group website
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