Ian Cheshire
British businessman (born 1959)
Sir Ian Michael Cheshire (born 6 August 1959) is a British businessman and chairman of Land Securities Group PLC. Cheshire joined the board as a non-executive director in March 2023 and became chair in May 2023.2
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Born Aug 6, 1959.1
About
He is also Chair of Ofcom
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Companies
- Land SecuritiesChair May 16, 2023 to now14
- Debenhams PLCChief executive officer15
- Kingfisher plcChief executive officer 2008 to 201516
Early life and education
Cheshire was educated at The King's School, Canterbury, and graduated in economics and law from Christ's College, Cambridge, in 1980.
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Career
Occupation: chief executive officer, entrepreneur.9
- Since 2026Chairperson, Ofcom6 7
- Since 2023Chair, Land Securities8
- 2008 to 2015Chief executive, Kingfisher plc5
- Date not recordedChief executive officer, Debenhams PLC4
In January 2008, he was appointed as group chief executive of Kingfisher plc
In 2012, Cheshire won The Guardian Sustainable Business Leader of the Year award."
He was knighted in the 2014 New Year Honours for services to business, sustainability, and the environment.
In September 2014, it was announced that Véronique Laury would replace Cheshire as CEO of Kingfisher from February 2015.
In January 2016, he was hired as chairman-elect of Debenhams. On 7 April 2016, he succeeded Nigel Northridge. He was voted off the board on 10 January 2019.
Cheshire was also chair of the Barclays UK retail bank from 2017 to 2020.
Cheshire was appointed chair of Spire Healthcare in March 2021, and of Land Securities in May 2023.
In July 2025, Cheshire was named as a commissioner on the Government's Pensions Commission.
He became Chair of Ofcom on 11 June 2026.
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Personal life
Awards
Links
Sources
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- 1WikidataIan Cheshire on Wikidata
- 2WikipediaIan Cheshire on Wikipedia
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- 7WikidataChairperson, Ofcom, as reported
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- 13WikidataIan Cheshire: award, on Wikidata
- 14WikidataLand Securities, Chair
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