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Charles Sinclair CBE FCA (born 4 April 1948) is a British businessman. He serves as Chairman of Associated British Foods. In December 2013 it was announced that Charles Sinclair would replace Sir David Clementi as Warden of Winchester College with effect from 6 July 2014.
Biography
Early life
Charles James Francis Sinclair, only son of Sir George Sinclair, attended Winchester College and graduated from Magdalen College, Oxford.
Career
In 1975, he joined the Daily Mail and General Trust. He served as its Chief Executive Officer from 1989 to September 2008. He served on the Board of Directors of the Euromoney Institutional Investor from November 1985 to 30 September 2008, of Thomson Reuters from January 1994 to 6 December 2005, of The Thomson Corporation until 6 December 2005, of Schroders from 1990 to 22 April 2004. He joined the Board of Directors of Associated British Foods in October 2008 and became its Chairman in April 2009. He also sits on the Board of Directors of SVG Capital since January 2005. He is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales.
He serves as Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Minack Theatre in Porthcurno, Cornwall.