Malcolm Walker (businessman)

Sir Malcolm Conrad Walker CBE (born 11 February 1946) is an English businessman who is the founder and executive chairman of Iceland Foods Ltd.[3][4][5]

Sir Malcolm Walker CBE
Born (1946-02-11) 11 February 1946[1]
Grange Moor, West Yorkshire, England[2]
OccupationBusinessman
Known forFounder, Iceland supermarket chain
TitleExecutive chairman, Iceland Foods Ltd
Term1970-
Spouse(s)Rhianydd Walker (died 2021)
Children3

Early life

He was born in Grange Moor, West Yorkshire, and was educated at Mirfield Grammar School.[1] He founded Iceland Foods in 1970.[2]

Honours

He was made a knight bachelor in the 2017 Queen's Birthday Honours for services to retailing, entrepreneurship and charity.[6]

Personal life

He was married to Rhianydd until her death in 2021[7] and founded the Lady Walker Fund for Dementia in her memory. The family lives near Chester, Cheshire.[8][9] The Walkers had[10] three children.[1][9] Their son, Richard, is managing director of Iceland, and the only one of their children to work for the company.[1]

Walker grows his own organic produce, on his estate.[11]

In May 2017, he gave £50,000 to the Conservative Party.[12]

Wealth

In 2019, The Sunday Times Rich List estimated Walker's wealth at £265 million.[13]

References
  1. "Mums may go to Iceland, but this retail chain is a father and son success story". The Times. 21 December 2018. Retrieved 4 May 2019.
  2. "Profile - Malcolm Walker: Supermarket boss who has set his sights on capturing Iceland". Yorkshire Post. 18 October 2011. Retrieved 4 May 2019.
  3. "Iceland founder Malcolm Walker: 'Why should I say sorry for my riches?'". Telegraph. Retrieved 25 June 2017.
  4. "Iceland - Malcolm Walker's biography". About.iceland.co.uk. Archived from the original on 29 June 2017. Retrieved 25 June 2017.
  5. Sarah Ryle. "Mammon: Malcolm Walker | Business". The Guardian. Retrieved 25 June 2017.
  6. "No. 61962". The London Gazette (Supplement). 16 June 2017. p. B2.
  7. "The Times and The Sunday Times e-paper". epaper.thetimes.co.uk.
  8. "Secrets of my success: Iceland Foods founder and chief executive Malcolm Walker". Evening Standard. Retrieved 14 January 2019.
  9. "Sir Malcolm Walker CBE: Biography". Iceland. Retrieved 16 October 2019.
  10. "The Lady Walker Fund for Dementia". Just Giving. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
  11. Iceland Foods: Life in the Freezer Cabinet
  12. Cahill, Helen (18 May 2017). "Party donors: Here are the big names bank-rolling the Conservative campaign". cityam.com. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
  13. Times, The Sunday (12 May 2019). "Rich List 2019: profiles 451-490=, featuring Sir Mick Jagger, George Clooney and Zac Goldsmith". ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
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