Charles Rolls | |
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Born | Charles Timothy Rolls 1957 (age 66–67) London, England |
Alma mater |
Imperial College London INSEAD |
Charles Rolls (born 1957) is a British businessman, and the co-founder and deputy chairman of the drinks brand Fever-Tree.
Rolls was born in London in 1957. [1] [2]
Rolls earned a bachelor's degree in engineering from Imperial College London, and an MBA from INSEAD. [3]
Rolls worked for the management consultants Bain & Co. [3]
In 1997, Rolls acquired an equity stake in Plymouth Gin, becoming Managing Director. The company was sold to Absolut Vodka in 2001. [4]
In 2005, he co-founded Fever-Tree with Tim Warrillow. [1] [3] They first met in a pub close to London's Sloane Square. [5] From 2005 to 2014, he was CEO of Fever-Tree. [1]
In May 2017, Rolls sold 3.9% of the company for £73 million. [6] In March 2018, he sold 2.6% of the company for £82.5 million. [7] [8] He still owns 8.6% of the company. [8]
Rolls is married, with children. [9]
He owns a seafront house in Llafranc on Spain's Costa Brava. [9]
Charles Rolls | |
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Born | Charles Timothy Rolls 1957 (age 66–67) London, England |
Alma mater |
Imperial College London INSEAD |
Charles Rolls (born 1957) is a British businessman, and the co-founder and deputy chairman of the drinks brand Fever-Tree.
Rolls was born in London in 1957. [1] [2]
Rolls earned a bachelor's degree in engineering from Imperial College London, and an MBA from INSEAD. [3]
Rolls worked for the management consultants Bain & Co. [3]
In 1997, Rolls acquired an equity stake in Plymouth Gin, becoming Managing Director. The company was sold to Absolut Vodka in 2001. [4]
In 2005, he co-founded Fever-Tree with Tim Warrillow. [1] [3] They first met in a pub close to London's Sloane Square. [5] From 2005 to 2014, he was CEO of Fever-Tree. [1]
In May 2017, Rolls sold 3.9% of the company for £73 million. [6] In March 2018, he sold 2.6% of the company for £82.5 million. [7] [8] He still owns 8.6% of the company. [8]
Rolls is married, with children. [9]
He owns a seafront house in Llafranc on Spain's Costa Brava. [9]