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Andrew Peter Cosslett , CBE ITV ,[1] Rugby Football Union [2] Kingfisher plc .[3]
He is also a former operating partner at Advent International ,[4] Shooting Star Chase ,[5] InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG), and was succeeded by Richard Solomons .[6]
Early life
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Andrew Peter Cosslett was born in April 1955[7] in Whalley Range , Manchester and grew up in Withington .[8] bachelor's degree in economics and a master's degree in European Studies from the University of Manchester .[9]
Career
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Cosslett began his business career in 1979 as a graduate trainee selling Wall's ice cream and spent 11 years with Unilever becoming a marketing director, before joining Cadbury Schweppes [10] [11]
Cosslett joined InterContinental Hotels Group as CEO in 2005.[12] Hotel Indigo , and a focus on further expansion into the Chinese market.[13] [14] [12]
Between 2005 and 2011, Cosslett was a board member of the World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC), a member of the presidents council of the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) and a board member of the International Tourism Partnership.[15]
Cosslett stood down as the CEO on 30 June 2011 stating that he has been considering his situation for quite a while: “I’m into my seventh year, but it does feel like the right time to hand over the reins. ... The business is in great shape, and that really helps my exit.”[16]
In June 2017, Cosslett succeeded Daniel Bernard as chairman of Kingfisher plc .[17] [18] [3]
In June 2022, Cosslett was appointed Chairman of ITV .[1]
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Coslett became chair of the RFU in October 2016, succeeding Bill Beaumont . He himself played rugby for 25 years.[19] [20] Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2022 New Year Honours for services to the Rugby Football Union.[21]
References
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^ a b https://www.kingfisher.com/en/media/news/kingfisher-news/20241/directorate-changes.html
^ "Andrew Cosslett joins Advent International's Operating Partner Program" . Private Equity Wire.
^ "Shooting Star Chase Trustees" . Shooting Star Chase .
^ Gee, Powla (16 March 2011). "Cosslett stands down as InterContinental's CEO" . Hotel Management . Retrieved 19 March 2024 .
^ "Andrew Peter COSSLETT - Personal Appointments (free information from Companies House)" . Beta.companieshouse.gov.uk. Retrieved 16 June 2017 .
^ "Andy Cosslett steps down as CEO of InterContinental Hotels" . Manchester Evening News . 16 March 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2012 .
^ "2008 Speaker Biographies: ANDY COSSLETT, CEO, InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG)" . Leaders in London 2008. Archived from the original on 30 December 2008. Retrieved 29 November 2009 .
^ "A fresh health kick for Fitness First boss Andy Cosslett who's flexing" . Evening Standard . 2 August 2013. Retrieved 19 March 2024 .
^ "IHG: Our main board: Andrew Cosslett" . InterContinental Hotels Group. Archived from the original on 19 November 2009. Retrieved 29 November 2009 .
^ a b Arnott, Sarah (26 November 2009). "Andrew Cosslett: Suite dreams for the future" The Independent . Archived from the original on 7 May 2022. Retrieved 29 November 2009 .
^ Townsend, Abigail (5 March 2006). "Andrew Cosslett: 'Emotional contracts': at his hotels, the shareholders aren't disturbed" . The Independent On Sunday . Archived from the original on 9 July 2009. Retrieved 29 November 2009 .
^ Capell, Kerry (21 May 2007). "How Andy Cosslett Restyled IHG" . BusinessWeek . McGraw-Hill. Archived from the original on 17 September 2009. Retrieved 29 November 2009 .
^ Bokaie, Jemima (9 September 2008). "The Marketing Profile: Andrew Cosslett, chief executive, InterContinental Hotels Group" . Marketing . Haymarket. Archived from the original on 7 January 2010. Retrieved 29 November 2009 .
^ Higgins, Stacey Mieyal; Freed, Jason Q. (16 March 2011). "IHG chief resigns, CFO to step up" . Hotel News Now . Retrieved 2 January 2018 .
^ "Kingfisher chairman Daniel Bernard to step down and be succeeded by Andy Cosslett" . The Retail Bulletin. 22 March 2017. Retrieved 16 June 2017 .
^ The Sunday Times (26 March 2017). "Cosslett to scrum down at Kingfisher | Business | The Times & The Sunday Times" . Thetimes.co.uk. Retrieved 16 June 2017 .
^ "Cosslett new Chairman of the RFU board" . RFU . Retrieved 20 March 2019 .
^ "Cosslett proposed as next RFU Board Chairman" . RFU . Retrieved 20 March 2019 .
^ "No. 63571" . The London Gazette
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