Brendan Richard O'Neill (born 6 December 1948) is a British business executive.
O'Neill was educated at West Park Grammar School, St Helens, and studied natural sciences at
Churchill College, Cambridge (MA) before completing his PhD in Chemistry at the
University of East Anglia
The University of East Anglia (UEA) is a public research university in Norwich, England. Established in 1963 on a campus west of the city centre, the university has four faculties and 26 schools of study. The annual income of the institution f ...
.
He served as
CEO of
ICI from 1999 to 2003, having previously been CEO of
Diageo from 1997 to 1998. He has held directorships at
Informa,
Aegis Group,
Guinness,
United Distillers
United Distillers was a Scottish company formed in 1987 from combining the businesses of Distillers Company and Arthur Bell & Sons, both owned by Guinness. The company owned six single malt Scotch brands, which were relaunched as the ''Classi ...
and
EMAP, is a Fellow of the
Chartered Institute of Management Accountants
The Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA) is the global professional management accounting body based out of the UK. CIMA offers training and qualification in management accountancy and related subjects. It is focused on accountan ...
, and is a Trustee of
Cancer Research UK
Cancer Research UK (CRUK) is the world's largest independent cancer research organization. It is registered as a charity in the United Kingdom and Isle of Man, and was formed on 4 February 2002 by the merger of The Cancer Research Campaign and t ...
.
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1948 births
Alumni of Churchill College, Cambridge
Alumni of the University of East Anglia
British chief executives
Imperial Chemical Industries executives
People from St Helens, Merseyside
Living people