John Timpson (businessman)

Sir William John Anthony Timpson CBE (born 1943) is a British businessman, the chairman and owner of Timpson, a UK shoe repair chain with over 2000 shops. He has a weekly management column in The Daily Telegraph and has written several books about his management style.

Sir John Timpson
CBE
Born1943 (age 7879)
CitizenshipBritish
EducationOundle School
Alma materUniversity of Nottingham
OccupationChairman and owner, Timpson
Spouse(s)Alex Timpson (died 2016)
ChildrenEdward Timpson + 4
RelativesDame Kathleen Ollerenshaw (1912–2014) (aunt)

According to The Sunday Times Rich List in 2019, Timpson is worth £210 million.[1]

Early life

Timpson was born in 1943, and educated at Oundle School and the University of Nottingham.[2]

Publications

  • High Street Heroes: The Story of British Retail in 50 People, Icon Books (2015)
  • Ask John: Straight-talking, common sense from the front line of management; Paperback, Icon Books (2014)
  • Upside Down Management, John Wiley & Sons (2010)
  • How to Ride a Giraffe, Caspian Publishing (2008)
  • Dear James: Secrets of Success from a Management Maverick, Caspian Publishing (2000)

Politics

During the EU referendum in 2016, Timpson gave his public support for leaving the EU and stated that it is "a risk worth taking".[3]

Personal life

Timpson lives in Cheshire.[4][5] Together with his wife Alex, who died on 5 January 2016, he had three children, adopted two more, and fostered another 90.[6][7]

His youngest son, Edward Timpson, is the MP for Eddisbury in Cheshire, and was previously MP for Crewe and Nantwich, also in Cheshire.

Timpson is an avid Manchester City supporter.[8]

He was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in 2004 for services to the retail sector[9] and was knighted in the 2017 Birthday Honours for services to business and fostering.[10][11]

Timpson's late aunt, Dame Kathleen Ollerenshaw, who died in 2014 aged 101, was a former Lord Mayor of Manchester, a Freeman of the City and a brilliant mathematician, and has been described as "one of the most distinguished Mancunians of her era."[4]

References

  1. "Rich List 2019: profiles 553-599 featuring Catherine Zeta-Jones and Michael Douglas". The Times. Times Newspapers. 12 May 2019. ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 19 August 2019. (subscription required)
  2. "Meet The Timpsons by Timpson". Timpson. 23 January 1929. Retrieved 30 March 2016.
  3. "'Maverick' shoe magnate John Timpson backs Brexit". The Telegraph. 26 March 2017. (subscription required)
  4. King, Ray (15 May 2017). "Rewards come in many ways for Manchester multi-millionaire John Timpson". I Love Manchester. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
  5. Scott, Caroline (28 January 2018). "A Life in the Day: John Timpson, the shoe-repair businessman". The Times. ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 5 May 2021.(subscription required)
  6. "Keynote Speaker – John Timpson CBE". Diocese of St Asaph. 21 October 2015. Archived from the original on 29 March 2016. Retrieved 30 March 2016.
  7. "Alex Timpson, children's campaigner - obituary". The Telegraph. Telegraph Media Group. 26 January 2016. Retrieved 30 March 2016.(subscription required)
  8. "Business Profile: Timpson, the eccentric cobbler". The Telegraph. Telegraph Media Group. 30 March 2003. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
  9. "John Timpson, CBE". Women's Business Council.
  10. "No. 61962". The London Gazette (Supplement). 17 June 2017. p. B2.
  11. Quinn, James (7 June 2017). "Knighthood for John Timpson, the cobbler who fostered 90 childen". The Telegraph. Telegraph Media Group. Retrieved 17 June 2017.(subscription required)
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