Charles Rolls (born 1957) is a British businessman, and the co-founder and deputy chairman of the drinks brand Fever-Tree.
Early life
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]
Career
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]
Personal life
Rolls is married, with children.[9]
He owns a seafront house in Llafranc on Spain's Costa Brava.[9]
References
- Who's Who, OUP^
- Executive Profile: Charles Timothy Rolls Bloomberg LP, retrieved 23 March 2018^
- Fever-Tree Premium Natural Mixers Fever-Tree Premium Mixers, retrieved 23 March 2018^
- Fever-Tree Premium Natural Mixers Fever-Tree Premium Mixers, retrieved 2018-03-27^
- Ashley Armstrong. Fever-Tree: The architects of premium tonic taking on the drinks giants 12 July 2015, retrieved 23 March 2018^
- Rob Davies, Julia Kollewe. Fever-Tree co-founder makes £73m from selling shares the Guardian, 25 May 2017, retrieved 23 March 2018^
- Fever-Tree founder banks £82.5m in shares sale The Telegraph, 23 March 2018, retrieved 23 March 2018^
- Fever-Tree co-founder toasts £82.5m payday from selling shares the Guardian, 23 March 2018, retrieved 23 March 2018^
- LFStyle. Fever Tree founder Charles Rolls speaks to us about his passion for the Costa Brava and his growing business lucasfoxstyle.com, 2 June 2014, retrieved 23 March 2018^