Adrian Charles Buckmaster, 4th Viscount Buckmaster (born 2 February 1949) is a British peer and businessman.
Early life
The son of the
Hon
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Colin John Buckmaster, a son of the 2nd Viscount, by his marriage to May Gibbon, Buckmaster was educated at
Charterhouse School
(God having given, I gave)
, established =
, closed =
, type = Public school Independent day and boarding school
, religion = Church of England
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,
Godalming
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, and
Clare College, Cambridge
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, graduating in 1970 with a
Bachelor of Arts
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degree and proceeding to
Master of Arts
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in 1974.
Career
Buckmaster has been Chief Executive Officer of
Avecia
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Group PLC since October 2005 and also serves as Chief Executive Officer of Automotive Products Group Ltd. He has been a Director of Avecia Group since May 2006 and also serves as a Director of Avecia Holdings PLC.
Family
He married Elizabeth Mary Mark, daughter of Norman Mark, on 26 July 1975 and has a son and two daughters;
# Hon. Clare May Buckmaster b. 1979
# Hon. Andrew Nicholas Buckmaster 1980–2023
# Hon. Nicola Mary Buckmaster b. 1986
Interests
Buckmaster is a Trustee of the Clare College Boat Club.
Societies & Clubs
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References
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1949 births
Living people
People educated at Charterhouse School
Alumni of Clare College, Cambridge
Viscounts in the Peerage of the United Kingdom
20th-century English businesspeople
21st-century English businesspeople
Adrian
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