1. At Oxford, Giles Clarke studied Persian with Arabic, reputedly paying his way through gambling, before graduating as BA.
10 Facts About Giles Clarke
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Giles Clarke then pursued further studies for a year at Damascus University Arabic language school.
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Giles Clarke began his career as an investment banker with Credit Suisse First Boston.
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From August 1987 to May 1988, Giles Clarke was chairman of Majestic Wine Corporation Inc, a United States company which owned a chain of 104 stores trading as Liquor Barn in California and Arizona.
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In 1990, Giles Clarke founded Pet City, where, as CEO, he built it into a chain of 94 stores.
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In 1999, Giles Clarke became CEO of Stepstone, an online career portal.
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Giles Clarke is chairman and controlling shareholder, via his company Westleigh Investments, of:.
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On 25 September 2007 Giles Clarke was elected Chairman of the ECB, re-elected in 2009, and again in March 2012 for a further three years.
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Giles Clarke was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the 2012 New Year Honours for "services to cricket".
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Protective of his family private life, when his name appeared in the Sunday Times Rich List in the mid-1990s, Giles Clarke took steps to shield his financial interests from public view.