Graham Andrew Chipchase CBE (born 17 January 1963) is a British businessman. He is the chief executive officer (CEO) of Brambles, an Australian logistics company.
Graham Chipchase | |
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| Born | Graham Andrew Chipchase 17 January 1963 |
| Nationality | British |
| Alma mater | Oriel College, University of Oxford |
| Occupation | Businessman |
| Years active | 1984–present |
| Title | CEO, Brambles_Limited |
| Term | 2017–present |
| Successor | Incumbent |
| Spouse | married |
| Children | 1 |
In the 2024 Birthday Honours, Graham Chipchase was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) for services to sustainable business.[1]
Early life
editHe has a bachelor's degree in chemistry from Oriel College, University of Oxford.
Career
editChipchase was announced as the incoming CEO of Australian-based company Brambles Limited on 18 August 2016.[2] Chipchase commenced with Brambles as CEO designate on 1 January 2017, working with outgoing CEO Tom Gorman for a two-month transitional period until he assumed the role as CEO on 1 March 2017. Previously Chipchase had been the CEO of Rexam since 4 January 2010, joining the company as finance director on 10 March 2003.
Chipchase started his career with Coopers & Lybrand, where he trained as a chartered accountant. Later he joined BOC Group, serving as corporate finance manager since 1990, rising to director of planning and financial control. In 2001, he joined GKN , as finance director of its aerospace services business.[3][4]
Chipchase was a non-executive director at AstraZeneca from 2012 to 2021. [5]
Personal life
editChipchase is married with one son and two stepdaughters. His hobbies are playing golf, wine collecting, and supporting Manchester United and the Red Bull Racing Formula One team.[6]
References
edit- ^ "Awards for Birthday Honours List 2024" (PDF).
- ^ http://www.brambles.com/Content/cms/news/2016/160818_-_CEO_Retirement_and_Appointment_of_Successor.pdf [bare URL PDF]
- ^ "Graham Chipchase: Executive Profile". BusinessWeek. Retrieved 7 February 2015.[dead link]
- ^ "Meet Graham Chipchase, Chief Executive". Rexam. Archived from the original on 6 November 2012. Retrieved 21 November 2012.
- ^ "Our leadership team". AstraZeneca. Retrieved 31 July 2017.
- ^ "Fizzing with ideas, Rexam's Graham Chipchase is the tin can man who believes the sky is the limit". Evening Standard. 8 March 2013. Retrieved 4 February 2016.
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