Philip Hampton, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Philip Hampton

British businessman

Date of Birth: 05-Oct-1953

Place of Birth: United Kingdom

Profession: entrepreneur, banker

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Sir Philip Roy Hampton (born 5 October 1953) is a British businessman, and the current chairman of GlaxoSmithKline.
Originally he joined RBS as the deputy chairman on 19 January 2009 and was promoted to chairman on 3 February the same year.
He has previously held the chairman role at J Sainsbury plc, parent company of the Sainsbury's chain of supermarkets, and the role of group finance director of a number of blue chip companies including Lloyds Banking Group plc, BT Group plc, BG Group plc, British Gas plc and British Steel plc.
before becoming the first chairman of UK Financial Investments Limited in 2008, the post he left to join RBS.