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Sir Roger Gibbs
Sir Roger Geoffrey Gibbs, (13 October 1934 – 3 October 2018) was a British financier who held senior positions on the board of directors of Arsenal Football Club, the Wellcome Trust and Fleming Family & Partners. Education Gibbs was educated at Eton College and Millfield. 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 between 1980 and 2005. He retired from the club's board in June 2006. He was also Chairman of the Wellcome Trust between 1983 and 1999. He took an active part in charity work and was Chairman of the St Paul's Cathedral Foundation. Honours and awards Gibbs was knighted in 1994. 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. Personal life Gibbs was the fourth son of Sir Geoffrey Gibbs, KCMG, and Lady Gibbs, CBE. His younger ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrew Festing
Andrew Thomas Festing MBE PPRP (born 30 November 1941) is a British portrait painter, and fellow and former president of the Royal Society of Portrait Painters. Life Andrew Festing was born on 30 November 1941, the third son of four boys of Field Marshal Sir Francis Festing and Mary Cecilia Riddell. He was brought up in Northumberland, and educated at Ampleforth College and Royal Military Academy Sandhurst. He was commissioned into The Rifle Brigade (Prince Consort's Own), part of The Royal Green Jackets from 1966, in 1961 where he served until 1969. In 1968 he married Virginia Fyffe, and has one daughter – Charlotte – and two grandchildren. Festing worked at Sotheby's in 1969 and was head of the British Pictures Department from 1977–1981, where he became Sotheby’s chief expert for British Pictures, with specialist knowledge of portrait painting over the last 400 years. He painted many portraits whilst in the army and at Sotheby's, and took up full-time portrait paint ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |