Charles Allen, Baron Allen of Kensington, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Charles Allen, Baron Allen of Kensington

businessman

Date of Birth: 04-Jan-1957

Place of Birth: Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

Profession: businessperson, politician

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Charles Lamb Allen, Baron Allen of Kensington, (born 4 January 1957) is a British businessman and broadcaster, and the chairman of Global Radio, 2 Sisters Food Group, ISS and Advisory chairman at Moelis & Company.
Lord Allen was chief executive of Granada Group from 1996 to 2000, executive chairman of Granada Media plc from 2000 to 2004, chief executive of ITV plc from its formation in 2004 until 2007, and chairman of the music company EMI.
He was chairman of Endemol, a non-executive director of Tesco plc and Virgin Media.
In March 2012, he was appointed by Ed Miliband, the leader of the Labour Party, to the position of chairman of the executive board of the party.
He has been chairman of the British Red Cross.