John Anthony Gardiner (June 1936 – 18 November 2023) was a British businessman and financial journalist who was chairman of Tesco from 1997 to 2004.[1]
Life and career edit
John Anthony Gardiner was born in Lancing, Sussex in June 1936.[2] He married Celia Adams in 1961. From 1997, he was the chairman of supermarket chain Tesco. On his retirement in March 2004, Gardiner was succeeded as chairman by Sir David Reid, who had been deputy chairman since 1996.[3] John Gardiner died on 18 November 2023, at the age of 87. He was predeceased by his wife in 2016, and was survived by their three children, Britt, Anna and Tracey, as well as two grandsons.[4][5]
References edit
- ^ Sarah Ryle (28 March 2013). The Making of Tesco: A Story of British Shopping. Transworld. p. 3. ISBN 978-1-4481-2747-4.
- ^ "TESCO PLC - Officers (free information from Companies House)".
- ^ "Tesco names chairman's replacement".
- ^ Gardiner, Tracey (18 March 2024). "John Gardiner obituary". The Guardian. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
- ^ "John Gardiner, journalist and businessman". LSE. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
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