Rupert Gavin
| Rupert Gavin | |
|---|---|
| Born |
October 1, 1954 St Mary Abbot's Hospital, London |
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation | Entrepreneur, businessman and impresario |
| Known for | Management of creative companies; arts production |
Rupert Gavin is a British business executive and theatre impresario. He is currently Chairman of Historic Royal Palaces and is a former CEO of BBC Worldwide and Odeon Cinemas. As a producer/financier he is notable for a series of successful plays and musicals through his company Incidental Colman. He chairs the Honours Committee for Arts and Media.
Current roles
In 2015 Gavin was appointed Chairman of Historic Royal Palaces, the charity responsible for the management and conservation of the Tower of London, Kensington Palace, Hampton Court Palace, Banqueting House, Kew Palace and Hillsborough Castle.[1]
He is executive Chairman of the theatre production company Incidental Colman, which has produced/co-produced in the West End and on Broadway and is a winner of several Olivier awards.
Gavin is a non-executive director of Wyevale Garden Centres[2] and Countrywide plc. He is also a co-owner of L’Escargot restaurant and an advisory board member of the Founders Forum, a community for global entrepreneurs, CEOs, and investors.[3] He is also Chairman of the Honours Committee for Media and the Arts, as well as a Warden of the Worshipful Company of Grocers.[4]
Early career
Gavin read economics at Magdalene College, Cambridge University. After graduation he took a copywriting role at Sharps advertising agency; he would eventually become an equity partner at the firm before it was sold to Saatchi & Saatchi.[5] While working at Sharps he established close links with Dixons Stores Group,[6] and would eventually go on to become deputy managing director of the electronics retailer.[6][7] In 1994, he joined British Telecom to work on its internet and multimedia strategy; he went on to become Managing Director of the firm's consumer division. In 1998 he became chief executive of BBC Worldwide. He was CEO of Odeon Cinemas and UCI Cinemas Group from 2006 to 2014[8][9]
Gavin has also served as Board member and shareholder of Ambassador Theatre Group, Chairman of Contender Entertainment Group,[10] Chairman of Screenstage, Governor of the National Film and Television School and Treasurer of the Contemporary Art Society.[11]
Theatre productions, co-productions and financings
- Mojo
- The Book of Mormon
- Jersey Boys
- West Side Story (50th anniversary revival)
- Othello with Lenny Henry
- A View from the Bridge with Ken Stott
- Ghosts with Lesley Manville
- Long Days Journey into Night with David Suchet
- All My Sons with David Suchet
- Death of a Salesman with Philip Seymour Hoffman and Andrew Garfield
- South Pacific
- Legally Blonde
- The Sunshine Boys with Danny de Vito
- Jerusalem with Mark Rylance
- Twelfth Night and Richard III with Mark Rylance
- Farinelli and the King with Mark Rylance
- Private Lives with Kim Catrall
- Old Times with Kristen Scott Thomas
- Betrayal with Kristen Scott-Thomas
- Electra with Kristen Scott-Thomas
- Three Sisters all with Kristen Scott Thomas
- King Charles III with Tim Piggott-Smith
- 1984
- Hamlet with Benedict Cumberbatch
- Gypsy with Imelda Staunton
- Sunny Afternoon
- A Christmas Carol with Jim Broadbent
- The River with Hugh Jackman
- All of the dramatic works of Arthur Smith since 1980.
In 2012 the Evening Standard newspaper dubbed Gavin "Mr West End", in reference to London's Theatreland. Productions/coproductions by Incidental Colman have won nine Olivier awards[12][13]
Personal life
He is married to Ellen Miller; the couple have two daughters, Alexandra and Isabella, and live in London and Dorset. Debrett's lists his leisure activities as "...theatre producer, lyricist and gardener". He is a Fellow of the Royal Television Society.[11][14]
His principle charitable activities include being Chairman of Historic Royal Palaces as well as various roles for the Grocers’ Company, including being a Governor of Oundle School.[15]
Family descent
He is of direct descent from James Gavin (b 1658) the Kirk Beadle of Lunan, Angus. His family motto is 'By Industry We Prosper'.[16]
References
- ↑ Palaces, Historic Royal. "Rupert Gavin appointed Chairman of Historic Royal Palaces". www.hrp.org.uk. Retrieved 2016-03-14.
- ↑ Matthew Appleby. "Former Odeon boss Rupert Gavin joins The Garden Centre Group board". Horticulture Week. Haymarket. Retrieved 14 March 2016.
- ↑ "A dream team who have Blackberry's number". Standard.co.uk. Retrieved 14 March 2016.
- ↑ "Livery Companies of the City of London". LiveryDatabase. Livery Committee. Retrieved 14 March 2016.
- ↑ Dugdale, John (2002-07-22). "The rise of Rupert Gavin". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2016-03-14.
- 1 2 Interactive, Haymarket Business. "The MT Interview: Rupert Gavin - Management Today". www.managementtoday.co.uk. Retrieved 2016-03-14.
- ↑ "PROFILE: Leading man - RUPERT GAVIN CHIEF EXECUTIVE BBC WORLDWIDE". www.marketingmagazine.co.uk. Retrieved 2016-03-14.
- ↑ "Mr West End Rupert Gavin is banking on a premium Bond for Odeon & UCI". Evening Standard. Retrieved 2016-03-14.
- ↑ "News in brief: Watchdog acts after RBS report, Odeon & UCI boss is". Evening Standard. Retrieved 2016-03-14.
- ↑ "Gavin moves in with Peppa Pig". Guardian. Scott Trust. Retrieved 14 March 2016.
- 1 2 "Rupert Gavin, Esq". Debrett's People of Today. Debrett's. Retrieved 14 March 2016.
- ↑ "Rupert Gavin for Incidental Colman". Performances. Retrieved 14 March 2016.
- ↑ "Dan Colman - Theatre & Arena show Producer". DanColmanLimited. Retrieved 14 March 2016.
- ↑ "Ellen Miller to Marry Rupert Gavin in September". NewYorkTimes.com. New York Times. Retrieved 14 March 2016.
- ↑ "Legacies". Oundle School.
- ↑ Peter Beauclerk Dewar (2001). Burke’s Landed Gentry of Great Britain 19th edition Volume 1: The Kingdom in Scotland (Hardback). Burke's Peerage & Gentry (UK) Ltd. p. 488. ISBN 978-0971196605.