Ian Keith Meakins (born 31 August 1956) is a British businessman. He was the chief executive of
Wolseley plc, a British multinational building materials distribution company, from 2009 to 2016.
Early life
He was educated at
St Catharine's College,
University of Cambridge
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Career
From 1978 to 1985, Meakins was a brand manager with
Procter & Gamble
The Procter & Gamble Company (P&G) is an American multinational consumer goods corporation headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio, founded in 1837 by William Procter and James Gamble. It specializes in a wide range of personal health/consumer hea ...
, from 1985 to 1988, a senior manager with
Bain & Company
Bain & Company is an American management consulting company headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. The firm provides advice to public, private, and non-profit organizations. One of the Big Three management consultancies, Bain & Company was fou ...
, and from 1988 to 1991 a Founding Partner at Kalchas Group (management consulting).
From 1992 to 2004, Meakins was with
Diageo
Diageo plc () is a Multinational corporation, multinational alcoholic beverage company, with its headquarters in London, England. It operates from 132 sites around the world. It was the world's largest distiller before being overtaken by Kweich ...
plc, rising to President of European Major Markets and Global Supply. He was CEO of
Alliance UniChem
Alliance Boots GmbH was a multinational pharmacy-led health and beauty group with corporate headquarters in Bern, Switzerland and operational headquarters in Nottingham and Weybridge, United Kingdom.
The company had a presence in over 27 countr ...
plc until its merger with
Boots in July 2006. Meakins later served as chief executive of
Travelex Holdings Ltd.
Meakins was CEO of Wolseley plc from 13 July 2009 to August 2016, when he was succeeded by John Martin.
Meakins is also director of the Impetus Trust, and a non-executive director of
Centrica
Centrica plc is a British multinational energy and services company with its headquarters in Windsor, Berkshire. Its principal activity is the supply of electricity and gas to consumers in the United Kingdom and Ireland.
It is the largest su ...
plc.
Personal life
Meakins is married, with three children.
References
1956 births
Living people
Alumni of St Catharine's College, Cambridge
British chief executives
British corporate directors
Bain & Company employees
Centrica people
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