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Nicholas Wheeler

English businessman

Nicholas Charles Tyrwhitt Wheeler (born 20 January 1965) is an English businessman. In 1986, he established the Charles Tyrwhitt company and shirt brand, which he owns.2

From Wikipedia’s article on Nicholas Wheeler (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Born Jan 20, 1965.1

About

Wheeler was born in Ludlow, Shropshire and was educated at the Dragon School in Oxford and Eton College. At Eton, he was a classmate of former Prime Minister, Boris Johnson. After Eton, Wheeler attended the University of Bristol, where he studied geography. His first job was as a management consultant for Bain & Company.

In November 1986, with the assistance of financing from his family and said connections, he set up Charles Tyrwhitt, a shirt brand in the United Kingdom. It grew to be the UK's largest mail order shirt business, and it also has several brick and mortar locations.

In 2008, he was a regional judge for the Entrepreneur Challenge in the UK.

From Wikipedia’s article on Nicholas Wheeler, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.2

Companies

Early life and education

  • Date not recordedUniversity of Bristol3
  • Date not recordedDragon School3
  • Date not recordedEton College3

Career

Occupation: businessperson.5

Personal life

  • BornJan 20, 1965, Ludlow6
  • CitizenshipUnited Kingdom7
  • ResidenceBuckinghamshire8

Wheeler is married to Chrissie Rucker, founder of The White Company. They have four children: Tom, Ella, India and Bea.

In 2010, Wheeler supported the Conservatives in the 2010 general election. He voted in favour of the UK's withdrawal from the European Union in 2016.

As of 2020, Wheeler and his wife's collective wealth was estimated at £427 million by the Sunday Times Rich List. In 2016 Wheeler was reported as owning Tythrop Park in Buckinghamshire and a duplex penthouse chalet in Klosters, Switzerland.

From Wikipedia’s article on Nicholas Wheeler (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Awards

  • Date not recordedOfficer of the Order of the British Empire9

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