Sir Gerrard Jude Robinson was an Irish-born British business executive and television presenter.
12 Facts About Gerry Robinson
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Gerry Robinson was born in Dunfanaghy, County Donegal, Ireland, the ninth of ten children born to Anthony and Elizabeth Gerry Robinson, an Irish father and a Scottish mother.
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Gerry Robinson trained to become a Catholic priest at St Mary's Seminary of the Holy Ghost Fathers at Castlehead, Grange-over-Sands, Lancashire, and he later began a career in accounting in 1965 as a clerk with the Matchbox Toys company.
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Gerry Robinson rose through the company before being appointed finance director.
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Gerry Robinson joined Granada as CEO in 1991, but quickly made himself unpopular by ousting Granada's chairman David Plowright in 1992.
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Gerry Robinson retained the company through mergers and hostile takeovers including those of London Weekend Television and Forte Group.
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In 1999, Gerry Robinson was the subject of a biography, Lord of the Dance, written by business journalist William Kay, and published by Orion Business Books.
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Gerry Robinson went into struggling businesses to try to turn them around with advice and mentoring.
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Gerry Robinson regularly appeared on British TV as a celebrity businessman.
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In June 2008, Gerry Robinson was one of four Labour donors who expressed their concerns with Gordon Brown's leadership and stated he would not be contributing any more money to the Labour Party until there was a change of leader.
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Gerry Robinson was knighted in the 2004 New Year Honours.
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Gerry Robinson died on 14 October 2021 at the age of 72.