Edwin Booth
Chairman, EH Booth & Co
Edwin is the Chair of Business in the Community's North West Advisory Board.
Edwin Booth is the Chairman of E H Booth & Co Ltd who are proprietors of Booths in the North of England. In addition, the company operates www.everywine.co.uk.
Edwin represents the fifth generation of the family that has operated the business since 1847. He entered the business immediately after school and quickly discovered a hunger for retailing. The purchase of wine became his speciality for many years, enabling him to gain Booths national recognition for this important area of the business. Subsequently he developed a successful marketing function prior to becoming Executive Chairman in 1997. Edwin was an HRH The Prince Of Wales Business Ambassador for the North West in 2005 and a finalist for the Ernst & Young Master Entrepreneur of the Year (North). He has also been awarded the Institute of Directors Director of the Year for Lancashire and the North West and been recognised for his business pursuits by the North West Society of Chartered Accounts and as the Lancastrian of the Year in the Be Inspired Business Awards 2009.
Edwin has worked closely with the Lancashire Universities in the areas of leadership and business change programmes and is presently chairing the Business in the Community (BITC) Advisory Board for the North West which is developing a programme of engagement between businesses and the educational establishment in areas of particular need throughout the North West. In addition, Edwin is the Non-Executive Chairman of Symingtons Ltd in Leeds.
Edwin’s personal interests are wide and varied. He holds a private pilot’s licence and takes more than a passing interest in automobiles! Edwin enjoys classical music and maintains his physical fitness through cycling, walking, skiing and playing tennis with family and friends. Edwin and his wife Annie have two young daughters who share his enthusiasm for a full and active life and not least his passion for good food!
March 2009
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