Crispin Davis Life and Career Overview

Crispin Davis was a British businessman and journalist who had a remarkable career in the newspaper industry. He was born in 1954.

Davis began his career in journalism, working as a reporter for the Financial Times. He later became the editor of the Sunday Business and The Sunday Times.

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Crispin Davis is a British businessman with a long and distinguished career. He was born on 19 March 1949.

He has held various senior positions in the UK, Germany, and North America, including serving at Procter & Gamble for 20 years. He was the group managing director of United Distillers from 1990 to 1993.

Davis has also been the chief executive officer of Aegis Group PLC from 1994 until 1999, and the chairman of the board and CEO of Reed Elsevier Group PLC. He was a board member at Guinness PLC.

In 2004, Davis was knighted by Queen Elizabeth for services to the information industry. He was also awarded an OBE (Order of the British Empire).

Davis is a native of Bromley, Greater London, and earned a bachelor's degree from Oriel College, Oxford.

Crispin Davis has had a distinguished career, with various leadership roles in prominent companies.

He was the Chief Executive of Reed Elsevier plc from 1999 to 2009.

Davis was previously the Chief Executive of Aegis Group plc and the Group Managing Director of Guinness Group plc, now known as Diageo plc.

He began his executive career with Procter & Gamble, where he held senior management roles, including President of the Company's North American Food Business.

Davis was the Chairman of StarBev Consumer Industries B.V. from 2009 to 2012 and a Non-Executive Director on the Board of GlaxoSmithKline plc from 2003 to 2013.

He was knighted in 2004 for services to publishing and information.

Davis has also held various non-executive positions, including Director/Board Member at Vodafone Group PLC, HASBRO, INC., RENTOKIL INITIAL PLC, and GSK PLC.

Here is a list of some of his notable positions: