Robert William Ashburnham Swannell (born November 1950) is a British businessman and former banker, and the chairman of

Marks & Spencer Marks and Spencer Group plc (commonly abbreviated to M&S and colloquially known as Marks's or Marks & Sparks) is a major British multinational retailer with headquarters in Paddington, London that specialises in selling clothing, beauty, home ...

from 2011 until September 2017.

Early life

Swannell was born in November 1950.

Career

Swannell worked in investment banking for 33 years with

Schroders Schroders plc is a British multinational asset management company, founded in 1804. The company employs over 5,000 people worldwide in 32 locations around Europe, America, Asia, Africa and the Middle East. Headquartered in the City of London, it ...

and Citigroup. He has been the chairman of

since January 2011. In September 2017, he was succeeded by Archie Norman. He was recognised in the 2018 New Year's Honours List where he was made a CBE.

Personal life

Swannell lives in England.

References

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