Gareth Davis (born May 1950) is a British businessman. Appointed by

Lord Hanson James Edward, Baron Hanson (20 January 1922 – 1 November 2004) was an English Conservative industrialist who built his businesses through the process of leveraged buyouts through Hanson plc. Career Educated at Elland Grammar School nea ...

, he was the CEO of

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, the world's 4th largest international cigarette company, from 1996 until May 2010. He is the chairman of

Wolseley plc Ferguson plc (formerly Wolseley plc) is a British-American multinational plumbing and heating products distributor with its head office in Wokingham, England. Its brands include Ferguson Enterprises (in the United States). Wolseley plc changed ...

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, and has previously served as chairman of William Hill.

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