Charles Rolls | |
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Born | Charles Timothy Rolls 1957 (age 66–67) London, England |
Alma mater | Imperial College London INSEAD |
Charles Rolls (born 1957) is a British businessman, and the co-founder and deputy chairman of the drinks brand Fever-Tree.
Rolls was born in London in 1957.[1][2]
Rolls earned a bachelor's degree in engineering from Imperial College London, and an MBA from INSEAD.[3]
Rolls worked for the management consultants Bain & Co.[3]
In 1997, Rolls acquired an equity stake in Plymouth Gin, becoming Managing Director. The company was sold to Absolut Vodka in 2001.[4]
In 2005, he co-founded Fever-Tree with Tim Warrillow.[1][3] They first met in a pub close to London's Sloane Square.[5] From 2005 to 2014, he was CEO of Fever-Tree.[1]
In May 2017, Rolls sold 3.9% of the company for £73 million.[6] In March 2018, he sold 2.6% of the company for £82.5 million.[7][8] He still owns 8.6% of the company.[8]
Rolls is married, with children.[9]
He owns a seafront house in Llafranc on Spain's Costa Brava.[9]