Education
Gormley studied at Selborne College East London and the University of Cape Town.
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His latest venture is which launched in December 2008. Gormley was in private equity for 7 years before going to work for Richard Branson in 1994. Branson brought him to Virgin to identify new business opportunities.
When he spotted financial services as a potential area for Virgin to explore, Branson asked Gormley to run it, and Virgin Direct (now Virgin Money) was born in 1995 with Gormley as Chief Executive Officer. Whilst at Virgin Direct, Gormley was also behind the launch of The One Account, now a part of Royal Bank of Scotland.
Since Virgin Direct, he has launched 3 new start-ups. The firm became Virgin Wines in 2000 when Richard Branson bought into the business.
Gormley left Virgin Wines in June 2008, when he resigned as Chief Executive Officer.
Gormley set up in December 2008 with 15 of the old Virgin Wines team On 10 April 2015 Naked wines was acquired by Majestic Wine and Gormley was appointed Chief Executive Officer of the enlarged group.
