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- David John Sainsbury, Baron Sainsbury of Turville, HonFRS, HonFREng (born 24 October 1940) is a British politician, businessman and philanthropist. From 1992 to 1997, he served as chairman of Sainsbury's, the supermarket chain established by his great grandfather John James Sainsbury in 1869.
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David John Sainsbury, Baron Sainsbury of Turville, HonFRS, HonFREng [1] (born 24 October 1940) is a British politician, businessman and philanthropist. From 1992 to 1997, he served as chairman of Sainsbury's, the supermarket chain established by his great grandfather John James Sainsbury in 1869.
The Sainsbury family (also Lord Sainsbury and family and incorrectly the Sainsbury's family) founded Sainsbury's, the UK's second-largest supermarket chain. Today, the family has many interests, including business, politics, philanthropy, arts, and sciences.
Biography. David Sainsbury read History and Psychology at King’s College, Cambridge, and then joined J Sainsbury plc in 1963. He received an M.B.A. from the Columbia Graduate School of Business in New York in 1971. He was Finance Director of J. Sainsbury plc from 1973 – 1990, Deputy Chairman from 1988 – 1992, and Chairman from 1992 – 1998.
About Gatsby. David Sainsbury was born into a strong family tradition of philanthropy. He set up the Gatsby Charitable Foundation as an endowed grant-making trust in 1967, just four years after graduating from King’s College, Cambridge, having read History and Psychology.
Oct 20, 2017 · Lord Sainsbury freely admits he has been lucky. Aged 26, David Sainsbury, as he was then, inherited a vast shareholding in what was then the UK’s leading supermarket chain, Sainsbury’s ...
Sep 19, 2017 · D avid Sainsbury, Lord Sainsbury of Turville, who for 50 years has been a major benefactor of charities, education, research, the arts and projects in developing countries, and whose foundation...
David Sainsbury - Lord Sainsbury of Turville, Elected as Chancellor of Cambridge University. I have a life-long interest in education and have supported many projects in schools and universities through my Charitable Foundation. I am proud to be a Cambridge graduate and know both British and foreign universities as a result of my eight years as ...
