1. Harold Tillman CBE was born on 15 October 1945 and is an English retail entrepreneur and investor.
19 Facts About Harold Tillman
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Harold Tillman was formerly head of Jaeger and Aquascutum, who was awarded CBE in 2010.
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Until September 2014, Tillman was chair of the British Fashion Council.
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Harold Tillman was born into a Jewish family and grew up in south London.
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Harold Tillman was the only child of a Yorkshire-born tailor father who trained at Montague Burton's, and a milliner mother.
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Harold Tillman left school at 15 to study to be an accountant, before becoming one of the first male students at the London College of Fashion in 1962.
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Harold Tillman acquired Kilgour, a Savile Row tailors, which he merged with Lincroft, forming Lincroft Kilgour plc.
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Harold Tillman developed a business plan based around good design, employing a young Paul Smith; and using George Best to promote the clothes.
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Harold Tillman sold out in 1974, as a multi millionaire aged 29.
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Harold Tillman brought the concept to London, opening Rumours Cocktail Bars in Covent Garden.
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Harold Tillman was then trading at a loss and Tillman went into the business and successfully returned it to profits.
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In 1987, Harold Tillman became Non-Executive Chairman of Honorbilt a Men's Fashion Group.
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Harold Tillman led the buy out of BMB, a suits wholesaler that supplies Debenhams, Bhs and other retail chains, from William Baird.
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Harold Tillman returned to prominence with the 2002 majority investment in loss-making Jaeger, which he acquired from Richard Thompson.
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In 2008 Harold Tillman was made an Honorary Professor of the University of Arts.
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Harold Tillman was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire for services to the fashion industry in the 2010 Birthday Honours.
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Harold Tillman sits on the board of the Fashion Enterprise Forum, which raises cash for young industry entrepreneurs.
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Harold Tillman was the longest serving Chairman of the British Fashion Council, a role he took over from Sir Stuart Rose.
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In 2019, Harold Tillman became Chief Barker of Variety the children's charity.