John Peace
| Sir John Peace | |
|---|---|
| Born |
John Wilfred Peace 2 March 1949 (age 68) Nottinghamshire |
| Nationality | British |
| Alma mater | Royal Military Academy Sandhurst |
| Occupation | Businessman, chairman of Standard Chartered plc and Burberry Group plc |
| Board member of | Standard Chartered, Burberry, The Work Foundation |
| Spouse(s) | Chris Peace |
| Children | 3 |
Sir John Wilfred Peace (born 2 March 1949) is a British businessman, chairman of Standard Chartered, a British multinational banking and financial services company.
Peace was born in Nottinghamshire, the son of a coal miner, and went to school there. He was then educated at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst.
Peace joined GUS plc straight from Sandhurst, rising to group chief executive.
Peace is chairman of Standard Chartered plc and non-executive chairman of Burberry Group plc since June 2002. Previously, he was Group Chief Executive of GUS plc from 2000 to 2006, and Chairman of Experian plc from 2006 to 2014.
Peace became Lord Lieutenant of Nottinghamshire from 21 July 2012. He was knighted in 2011 for services to business and the voluntary sector.
He was previously chair of trustees for the not-for-profit organisation, The Work Foundation. He left this position in 2010.
Peace and his wife, Chris, a school teacher, have three daughters. They met at school.
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