Brian McGowan (businessman)

Brian Dennis McGowan (born 1945) is the co-founder of Williams Holdings, one of the United Kingdom's largest conglomerates.

Career

Educated at Isleworth Grammar School, Brian McGowan initially trained at a firm of accountants in London.[1]

McGowan joined London & Northern, a minor conglomerate, before moving to P&O and then becoming Managing Director of Sime Darby in Hong Kong.[1]

In 1991, together with Nigel Rudd, he acquired a majority stake in W Williams, a small Welsh engineering business and, as Chief Executive,[2] expanded it into one of the United Kingdom's largest conglomerates.[1] He retired from the business in the early 1990s.[1]

He then became Chairman of House of Fraser in 1993.[1] From 2004 to 2008 he was Chairman of Rentokil Initial.[3] From 1997 to 2009 he was also Chairman of Umeco plc.[4]

Since 2002 he has been chairman of international corporate finance advisory firm Catalyst Corporate Finance.[5]

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References
  1. Profile: Angler takes the hook: Brian McGowan had planned a life of leisure. Then came the call to lead House of Fraser to market The Independent, 25 July 1993
  2. Acquisitions as a cure for boredom Accountancy, 1991
  3. Rentokil Initial: Board Announcement Archived March 5, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  4. Umeco Archived July 25, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
  5. Catalyst Corporate Finance: Senior Team Archived September 11, 2011, at the Wayback Machine


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