William David Butler-Adams (born 11 May 1974 in London)

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FRGS is the managing director of

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a manufacturer based in the United Kingdom, published by the Made in Britain Campaign and Brompton Bike Hire Limited a provider of

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s., published by

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Education and early life

Butler-Adams was born in London, the last of four children of Rosalie, daughter of

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William Pat Arthur Bradshaw and David Bernard Butler-Adams (b. 1939), a wine merchant. David's father was Derek Butler-Adams (1908–1996). David's mother was Beatrice Margaret Baker (1911–1994), the latter by whom William David Butler-Adams is related to

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priest

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, cricket enthusiast

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and British politician Peter Baker. Butler-Adams was educated at Aysgarth School in Yorkshire and

Rugby School Rugby School is a public school (English independent boarding school for pupils aged 13–18) in Rugby, Warwickshire, England. Founded in 1567 as a free grammar school for local boys, it is one of the oldest independent schools in Britain. Up ...

from 1987 to 1992 in

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. He was awarded a first class

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(MEng) degree in Mechanical engineering from

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in 1997. During his degree he studied the Spanish language at the University of Valladolid in Spain.

Career

He started his career as a

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for

Imperial Chemical Industries Imperial Chemical Industries (ICI) was a British chemical company. It was, for much of its history, the largest manufacturer in Britain. It was formed by the merger of four leading British chemical companies in 1926. Its headquarters were at M ...

(ICI) where he worked from 1997 to 2000 and continued as a Plant Manager for

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from 2000 to 2002. He joined Brompton at the age of 28, following a serendipitous meeting with the company's chairman, Tim Guinness, on a coach journey. At Brompton, he was promoted to director in 2006 and managing director (aka CEO) in 2008. Since 2002, Brompton has increased in size by an order of magnitude, from around 27 employees to over 200 employees while turnover has increased from around £2 million to £25 million. he serves as a

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on the

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., published by the

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, published by Good Person To Know (GPTK)

Awards and honours

Butler-Adams has been a member of the

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(MIMechE) since 1993 and a Fellow ( FIMechE) since 2014. He qualified as a Chartered Engineer (CEng) in 2001 and has been a

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of the

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since 2013. He was appointed

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(OBE) in the

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Personal life

Butler-Adams married Sarah Georgina MacIntyre in 2004 and has three daughters. His recreations include aviation (he holds a

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) and wine (he has been a Liveryman of the

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since 2010). Other recreations include travel and the environment: in 1995 he led a nine-week expedition up the

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, which was the subject of a

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documentary and also led an expedition to summit of Aconcagua in 2000, which raised over £130,000 for charitable causes.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Butler-Adams, William David 1974 births Living people Alumni of Newcastle University People educated at Aysgarth School People educated at Rugby School