Charles Rolls (Fever-Tree)

Charles Rolls (born 1957) is a British businessman, and the co-founder and deputy chairman of the drinks brand Fever-Tree.

Charles Rolls
Born
Charles Timothy Rolls

1957 (age 63–64)
London, England
NationalityBritish
Alma materImperial College London
INSEAD
Net worth£298 million (STRL, 2020)[1]

Early life

Rolls was born in London in 1957.[2][3]

Rolls earned a bachelor's degree in engineering from Imperial College London, and an MBA from INSEAD.[4]

Career

Rolls worked for the management consultants Bain & Co.[4]

In 1997, Rolls acquired an equity stake in Plymouth Gin, becoming Managing Director. The company was sold to Absolut Vodka in 2001.[5]

In 2005, he co-founded Fever-Tree with Tim Warrillow.[2][4] They first met in a pub close to London's Sloane Square.[6] From 2005 to 2014, he was CEO of Fever-Tree.[2]

In May 2017, Rolls sold 3.9% of the company for £73 million.[7] In March 2018, he sold 2.6% of the company for £82.5 million.[8][9] He still owns 8.6% of the company.[9]

Personal life

Rolls is married, with children.[10]

He owns a seafront house in Llafranc on Spain's Costa Brava.[10]

References
  1. "Sunday Times Rich List". The Sunday Times (page 112–113). 7 May 2017.
  2. "Rolls, Charles T.". OUP. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.287278. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  3. "Executive Profile: Charles Timothy Rolls". Bloomberg LP. Retrieved 23 March 2018.
  4. "Fever-Tree Premium Natural Mixers". Fever-Tree Premium Mixers. Retrieved 23 March 2018.
  5. "Fever-Tree Premium Natural Mixers". Fever-Tree Premium Mixers. Retrieved 2018-03-27.
  6. Armstrong, Ashley (12 July 2015). "Fever-Tree: The architects of premium tonic taking on the drinks giants". Retrieved 23 March 2018 – via www.telegraph.co.uk.
  7. Davies, Rob; Kollewe, Julia (25 May 2017). "Fever-Tree co-founder makes £73m from selling shares". the Guardian. Retrieved 23 March 2018.
  8. Association, Press (23 March 2018). "Fever-Tree founder banks £82.5m in shares sale". Retrieved 23 March 2018 – via www.telegraph.co.uk.
  9. Association, Press (23 March 2018). "Fever-Tree co-founder toasts £82.5m payday from selling shares". the Guardian. Retrieved 23 March 2018.
  10. LFStyle (2 June 2014). "Fever Tree founder Charles Rolls speaks to us about his passion for the Costa Brava and his growing business". lucasfoxstyle.com. Retrieved 23 March 2018.
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