Nicholas Wheeler
Nicholas Wheeler | |
|---|---|
| Born | Nicholas Charles Tyrwhitt Wheeler January 20, 1965 Ludlow, Shropshire U.K. |
| Nationality | British |
| Alma mater | University of Bristol, Eton College |
| Occupation | Entrepreneur |
| Known for | Founder of Charles Tyrwhitt Married to the founder of the White Company |
| Title | Chairman of Charles Tyrwhitt |
| Spouse | Chrissie Rucker |
| Children | 4 |
Nicholas Charles Tyrwhitt Wheeler OBE (born 20 January 1965 in Ludlow, Shropshire) is an English businessman. He attempted a number of different businesses, including a photography venture and a Christmas tree delivery service. In 1986 he established the Charles Tyrwhitt company and shirt brand, which he owns.[1]
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. In November 1986, he set up Charles Tyrwhitt, now a well-known shirt brand in the United Kingdom.[2] It has grown to be the UK’s largest mail-order shirt business, and also has several brick and mortar locations (as of October 2014, 17 in the United Kingdom, 7 in the United States, and one in France).[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 2019, their collective wealth was estimated at £452 million by The Sunday Times Rich List.[6] Together they live in Buckinghamshire and also own a chalet in Klosters, Switzerland named Haus Alpina.[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 2015-12-27. Retrieved 2017-11-23.
- ^ Arnott, Sarah (15 October 2009). "Nick Wheeler: From failed photographer to Jermyn Street's king of the shirts". London: Independent.
- ^ Morrison, Doug (23 March 2008). "Nick Wheeler of Charles Tyrwhitt Shirts says that work should be fun". Business section. The Sunday Times. Archived from the original on 12 June 2011.
- ^ "The White Company founder Chrissie Rucker's dazzling life". House & Garden. Retrieved 2020-02-10.
- ^ Times, The Sunday (2019-05-12). "Rich List 2019: profiles 301-348=, featuring Tim Martin and Simon Cowell". ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 2019-08-05.
- ^ Grainger, Lisa (2016-02-04). "Klosters, Switzerland: inside the White Company's ski chalet". The Telegraph. Retrieved 2017-11-23.
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