Sir Roger Gibbs | |
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Sir Roger Gibbs by Andrew Festing, 2000 | |
| Born | 13 October 1934 |
| Died | 3 October 2018 (aged 83) |
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Sir Roger Geoffrey Gibbs, HonFRCP, HonFMedSci (13 October 1934 – 3 October 2018) was a British financier who held senior positions on the board of directors of Arsenal Football Club, the Wellcome Trust and Fleming Family & Partners.
Education
Gibbs was educated at Eton College and Millfield.
Career
After a career as a stockbroker he was Chairman of Gerrard and National Discount Co Ltd. He was a non executive Director of Arsenal Football Club between 1980 and 2005. He retired from the club's board in June 2006. He was also Chairman of the Wellcome Trust between 1983 and 1999. He took an active part in charity work and was Chairman of the St Paul's Cathedral Foundation.[citation needed]
Honours and awards
Gibbs was knighted in 1994. In 2004, The Wellcome Trust named its new headquarters on the Euston Road the Gibbs Building to honour the significant contributions he made to the trusts finances.
Personal life
Gibbs was the fourth son of Sir Geoffrey Gibbs, KCMG, and Lady Gibbs, CBE. His younger brother, Christopher (1938-2018), was an antiques dealer and collector. He married his wife, Jane, on 21 September 2005.
He died on 3 October 2018 at the age of 83.
References
- ^ a b c "Sir Roger Gibbs retires from Arsenal Board". arsenal.com. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016.
- ^ a b c Perry Gourley (2011). "75th stories: Rich diversity – Roger Gibbs and the Wellcome Trust's endowment". wellcome.ac.uk. London: Wellcome Trust. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015.
- ^ a b c "GIBBS, Sir Roger (Geoffrey)". Who's Who. Vol. 2016 (online Oxford University Press ed.). Oxford: A & C Black. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- ^ Non-Executive Directors Archived 2014-02-22 at the Wayback Machine. Arsenal FC. 10 November 2005.
- ^ "No. 53741". The London Gazette. 22 July 1994. p. 10497.
- ^ "Sir Roger Gibbs, 1934-2018". welcome.org. 10 October 2018. Retrieved 25 February 2023.
- ^ Gibbs
External links
- Roger Gibbs on the History of Modern Biomedicine Research Group website
