Sir Crispin Henry Lamert Davis

OBE The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry, rewarding valuable service in a wide range of useful activities. It comprises five classes of awards across both civil and military divisions, the most senior two o ...

(born 19 March 1949) is a British businessman who is a non-executive director of GlaxoSmithKline PLC. He is non-executive director of

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since 28 July 2014. Sir Crispin was the Chairman of StarBev Netherlands BV until 2012 and previously chairman of the board and the chief executive officer of Reed Elsevier Group PLC. He also served as the chief executive officer of Aegis Group PLC from 1994 until 1999. He was a board member at

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, and the group managing director of

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from 1990 to 1993. For 20 years, he served at

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, in senior positions in the United Kingdom, Germany, and North America. A native of

Bromley Bromley is a large town in Greater London, England, within the London Borough of Bromley. It is southeast of Charing Cross, and had an estimated population of 88,000 as of 2023. Originally part of Kent, Bromley became a market town, charte ...

, Greater London, Davis earned a bachelor's degree from

Oriel College, Oxford Oriel College () is Colleges of the University of Oxford, a constituent college of the University of Oxford in Oxford, England. Located in Oriel Square, the college has the distinction of being the oldest royal foundation in Oxford (a title for ...

. He was knighted by Queen Elizabeth in the

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for services to the information industry.London Gazette, 12 June 2004
/ref> Davis and his wife, Anne, have three daughters. He is the brother of former

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Ian Davis and the Appeal Court judge Sir Nigel Davis.

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Living people 1949 births People from the London Borough of Bromley Alumni of Oriel College, Oxford British chief executives British chairpersons of corporations Businesspeople awarded knighthoods GSK plc people Knights Bachelor Officers of the Order of the British Empire {{UK-business-bio-1940s-stub