Gerry Grimstone

Sir Gerry Grimstone
Born

Gerald Edgar Grimstone
August 1949 (age 67)


Streatham, London

Nationality British
Education Whitgift School
Alma mater Merton College, Oxford
Occupation Chairman, Standard Life
Deputy chairman, Barclays
Board member of Standard Life
Barclays
Deloitte
Spouse(s) divorced
Children 3

Sir Gerald Edgar Grimstone (born August 1949) is a British businessman, the chairman of Standard Life, and deputy chairman of Barclays.

Early life

Gerald Edgar Grimstone was born in August 1949,[1] in Streatham, London, the son of a carpet fitter father. Grimstone has described his father as a "working class intellectual" and communist.[2]

He was educated at the Whitgift School, Croydon, and Merton College, Oxford, from where he received a degree in chemistry.[2][3]

Career

Grimstone worked as a civil servant from 1972-86, then as a director of Schroders from 1986-99.

Grimstone has been chairman of Standard Life since May 2007, deputy chairman of Barclays since January 2016, a non-executive director of Deloitte and the lead non-executive director at the Ministry of Defence.[4][5][6][7]

Honours

Grimstone was knighted in 2014.

Personal life

Grimstone is divorced, and has three children.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Gerald Edgar GRIMSTONE - Personal Appointments (free information from Companies House)". Beta.companieshouse.gov.uk. Retrieved 2016-08-09.
  2. 1 2 Watkins, Simon. "Will Maggie's mastermind of sell-offs be the next boss of Lloyds?". This is Money. Retrieved 2016-08-09.
  3. 1 2 Hello (2008-05-16). "Saturday Profile: Gerry Grimstone". The Scotsman. Retrieved 2016-08-09.
  4. ↑ "Board Of Directors". Standardlife.com. Retrieved 19 April 2016.
  5. ↑ "Barclays - Barclays PLC: Sir Gerry Grimstone appointed as a Director to succeed Sir Michael Rake as Senior Independent Director and Deputy Chairman - EDF Media Centre". Newsroom.barclays.com. Retrieved 19 April 2016.
  6. ↑ "Barclays names Sir Gerry Grimstone as deputy chairman". Telegraph.co.uk. 9 November 2015. Retrieved 19 April 2016.
  7. ↑ "Gerry Grimstone". Deloitte United Kingdom. Retrieved 19 April 2016.
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