Nicholas Wheeler

Nicholas Charles Tyrwhitt Wheeler OBE (born 20 January 1965 in Ludlow, Shropshire) is an English businessman. In 1986, he established the Charles Tyrwhitt company and shirt brand, which he owns.^[1]

Life and career

Wheeler grew up in Ludlow and was educated at the Dragon School in Oxford, Eton College, and the University of Bristol, where he studied geography. His first job was as a management consultant for Bain & Company.^{[citation needed]}

In November 1986, he set up Charles Tyrwhitt, a shirt brand in the United Kingdom.^[2] It grew to be the UK’s largest mail order shirt business, and it also has several brick and mortar locations.^[3]

In 2008, he was a regional judge for the Entrepreneur Challenge in the UK.^[4]

Wheeler is married to Chrissie Rucker, founder of The White Company. They have four children: Tom, Ella, India and Bea.^[5] His sister, Susie Cummings, is founder and CEO of Nurole, the online head-hunting platform.

In 2020, Wheeler and his wife's collective wealth was estimated at £427 million by the Sunday Times Rich List.^[6] They live in Buckinghamshire and also own a chalet in Klosters, Switzerland.^[7]

References

^ Davidson, Andrew (13 December 2009). "Nick Wheeler, founder of Charles Tyrwhitt" [Published as 'The old Etonian barrow boy', page 6 (paper version)]. Business section. The Sunday Times. Archived from the original on 11 June 2011.
^ "Our history". www.ctshirts.co.uk. Charles Tyrwhitt. Archived from the original on 27 December 2015. Retrieved 23 November 2017.
^ Arnott, Sarah (15 October 2009). "Nick Wheeler: From failed photographer to Jermyn Street's king of the shirts". The Independent. London.
^ Morrison, Doug (23 March 2008). "Nick Wheeler of Charles Tyrwhitt Shirts says that work should be fun". The Sunday Times. Archived from the original on 12 June 2011.
^ "The White Company founder Chrissie Rucker's dazzling life". House & Garden. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
^ Cite error: The named reference RichList was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ Grainger, Lisa (4 February 2016). "Klosters, Switzerland: inside the White Company's ski chalet". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 23 November 2017.

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[1] Davidson, Andrew (13 December 2009). "Nick Wheeler, founder of Charles Tyrwhitt" [Published as 'The old Etonian barrow boy', page 6 (paper version)]. Business section. The Sunday Times. Archived from the original on 11 June 2011.

[2] "Our history". www.ctshirts.co.uk. Charles Tyrwhitt. Archived from the original on 27 December 2015. Retrieved 23 November 2017.

[3] Arnott, Sarah (15 October 2009). "Nick Wheeler: From failed photographer to Jermyn Street's king of the shirts". The Independent. London.

[4] Morrison, Doug (23 March 2008). "Nick Wheeler of Charles Tyrwhitt Shirts says that work should be fun". The Sunday Times. Archived from the original on 12 June 2011.

[5] "The White Company founder Chrissie Rucker's dazzling life". House & Garden. Retrieved 10 February 2020.

[RichList-6] Cite error: The named reference RichList was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[7] Grainger, Lisa (4 February 2016). "Klosters, Switzerland: inside the White Company's ski chalet". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 23 November 2017.

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