Sir Roger Geoffrey Gibbs, (13 October 1934 – 3 October 2018) was a British

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who held senior positions on the

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Arsenal Football Club Arsenal Football Club, commonly referred to as Arsenal, is a professional football club based in Islington, London, England. Arsenal plays in the Premier League, the top flight of English football. The club has won 13 league titles (incl ...

, the

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and Fleming Family & Partners.

Education

Gibbs was educated at

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and Millfield.

Career

After a career as a stockbroker he was Chairman of Gerrard and National Discount Co Ltd. He was a non executive Director of

between 1980 and 2005. He retired from the club's board in June 2006. He was also Chairman of the

between 1983 and 1999. He took an active part in charity work and was Chairman of the St Paul's Cathedral Foundation.

Honours and awards

Gibbs was knighted in 1994. In 2004, The Wellcome Trust named its new headquarters on the

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the ''Gibbs Building'' to honour the significant contributions he made to the trusts finances.

Personal life

Gibbs was the fourth son of Sir Geoffrey Gibbs, KCMG, and Lady Gibbs, CBE. His younger brother, Christopher (1938-2018), was an antiques dealer and collector. He married his wife, Jane, on 21 September 2005. He died on 3 October 2018 at the age of 83.Gibbs
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* 1934 births 2018 deaths British businesspeople Arsenal F.C. directors and chairmen People educated at Eton College People educated at Millfield Fellows of the Academy of Medical Sciences (United Kingdom) Knights Bachelor Businesspeople awarded knighthoods

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