Charles Rolls (Fever-Tree)
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.
Early life[edit]
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]
Career[edit]
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]
Personal life[edit]
Rolls is married, with children.[9]
He owns a seafront house in Llafranc on Spain's Costa Brava.[9]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c "Rolls, Charles T.". Who's Who. OUP. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.287278.
- ^ "Executive Profile: Charles Timothy Rolls". Bloomberg LP. Retrieved 23 March 2018.
- ^ a b c "Fever-Tree Premium Natural Mixers". Fever-Tree Premium Mixers. Retrieved 23 March 2018.
- ^ "Fever-Tree Premium Natural Mixers". Fever-Tree Premium Mixers. Retrieved 2018-03-27.
- ^ Armstrong, Ashley (12 July 2015). "Fever-Tree: The architects of premium tonic taking on the drinks giants". Retrieved 23 March 2018 – via www.telegraph.co.uk.
- ^ Davies, Rob; Kollewe, Julia (25 May 2017). "Fever-Tree co-founder makes £73m from selling shares". the Guardian. Retrieved 23 March 2018.
- ^ "Fever-Tree founder banks £82.5m in shares sale". The Telegraph. Press Association. 23 March 2018. Retrieved 23 March 2018 – via www.telegraph.co.uk.
- ^ a b "Fever-Tree co-founder toasts £82.5m payday from selling shares". the Guardian. Press Association. 23 March 2018. Retrieved 23 March 2018.
- ^ a b LFStyle (2 June 2014). "Fever Tree founder Charles Rolls speaks to us about his passion for the Costa Brava and his growing business". lucasfoxstyle.com. Retrieved 23 March 2018.