William Stobart (born November 1961) is the Deputy Group CEO of

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(owner of the Eddie Stobart Group).

Career

Stobart was born in

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in England in November 1961, the fourth child of

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and Nora Stobart. He worked for the family business from his teenage years, joining the management of Eddie Stobart Ltd in 1986. Stobart was

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of the

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from 2007 to 2014 and Chief Executive Officer of

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from 2014 to 2017. He then served as Executive Chairman of GreenWhiteStar Acquisitions from 2019 to 2021 and became Deputy Group CEO of

in 2021.

References

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