| Adrian Bellamy | |
| Birth Name: | Adrian D. P. Bellamy |
| Birth Date: | [1] |
| Birth Place: | Derbyshire, England |
| Nationality: | British |
| Alma Mater: | University of South Africa |
| Occupation: | Businessman |
| Chairman, Reckitt Benckiser | |
| Term: | May 2003 - May 2018 |
| Successor: | Christopher A. Sinclair |
| Spouse: | Married |
| Children: | 4 |
Adrian D. P. Bellamy (born 1941/1942) is a British businessman.[2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] He was the chairman of Reckitt Benckiser from 2003 to 2018.[2] [3] [4] [6]
Adrian Bellamy was born in Derbyshire, England, and raised and educated in Southern Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe).[5] [1] He earned bachelor of commerce and MBA degrees from the University of South Africa.[3] [5] [7]
He started his career in finance, and moved on to the retail industry in the 1960s.[3] From 1995 to 2004, he served as chairman of the Supervisory Board of Gucci.[2] [7] From 2002 to 2008, he served as chairman of The Body Shop.[2] [4] He served as chairman of Reckitt Benckiser from 2003 to 2018.[2] [3] [4] [6] [7] In September 2017, it was announced that Bellamy would stand down as chairman at 2018's AGM, and would be succeeded by Christopher A. Sinclair.[8]
He formerly served on the board of directors of Starbucks (NASDAQ:).[7] He sat on the board of directors of Gap Inc. from 1995, Williams-Sonoma, Inc. since 1997, the Robert Mondavi Corporation since 2002, the Labelux Group since 2009, and Total Wine & More.[2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]
Bellamy is married with four children.[9] In 2003, he had homes in London's Belgravia and Carmel, California.[9] He collects Californian landscape paintings and English Regency furniture.[9]