Nicholas Wheeler

Background

Wheeler grew up in Ludlow and was educated at the Dragon School in Oxford, Eton College, and the University of Bristol, where he studied geography.

Education

Eton College; University of Bristol. Dragon School.

Career

He attempted a number of different businesses, including a photography venture and a Christmas tree delivery service. In 1986 he established the Charles Tyrwhitt company and shirt brand, which he owns. His first job was as a management consultant for Bain & Company.

In November 1986, he set up Charles Tyrwhitt, now a well-known shirt brand in the United Kingdom.

The business is a Limited Liability Partnership. lieutenant has grown to be the United Kingdom’s largest mail-order shirt business, and also has several brick and mortar locations (as of October 2014, 17 in the United Kingdom, 5 in the United States, and one in France).

In 2008, he was a regional judge for the Entrepreneur Challenge in the United Kingdom. In 2015, their collective wealth was estimated at £330 million by the Sunday Times Rich List. Together they live in Buckinghamshire and also own a chalet in Klosters, Switzerland named Haus Alpina.

Achievements

• Wheeler is married with four children to Chrissie Rucker, founder of The White Company.