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Henry Allan Engelhardt (born January 17, 1958) is an American businessman, and the founder and former chief executive of Admiral Group, a Welsh motor insurance company. He was credited as driving the company in to a position where it became one of Britain's most valuable companies and stepped down as chief executive in 2016 to make way for a younger management team to take the group forward.

Early life

Engelhardt was born to a Jewish family on January 17, 1958, in Chicago, the son of Annette (née Bernstein) and Sheldon Arthur Engelhardt. His father owned a successful meatpacking operation in Chicago. He has a sister and a brother, Karen Engelhardt Stern and Joel Engelhardt. He attended Evanston Township High School, and was educated at the University of Michigan, and has a joint degree in journalism and radio, television and film. He followed his French girlfriend (now wife) to Europe where he studied for an MBA at Insead.

Career

Engelhardt became part of the founding team at Churchill Insurance, where he developed his way of doing business.

In 1993, he launched Admiral Group. In 1999, he led a management buy out of the business which has since become a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index.

In September 2012, the Engelhardt family owned more than 14% of Admiral Group.

In March 2017, he became CEO of Elephant Insurance Services, a US subsidiary of Admiral Group.

In 2021 Engelhardt was made an independent non-executive director of the Welsh Rugby Union.

Personal life

Engelhardt is married to Diane Briere de L'isle; they have four children. The family lives in Cardiff, Wales.

References

1. Meechan, Brian (13 May 2015). "Profile: Admiral's Henry Engelhardt to step down in 2016". BBC News. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
2. ^ Treanor, Jill (4 June 2023). "Admiral Insurance tycoon Henry Engelhardt profile: I'll give away half of my wealth". The Sunday Times. Archived from the original on 4 June 2023.
3. ^ "Obituary: Sheldon Arthur Engelhardt". The Palm Beach Post. 15 April 2018.
4. ^ "I will have what Engelhardt is having". Real IR. 30 August 2007. Archived from the original on 27 June 2010. Retrieved 25 September 2009.
5. "Fun and Games for Henry Engelhardt – Pg2". The Times. London. 8 March 2009. Archived from the original on 12 June 2011. Retrieved 10 March 2009.
6. ^ "Admiral Group: Management". Archived from the original on 8 August 2008. Retrieved 25 May 2009.
7. "Admiral Group: History". Archived from the original on 8 August 2008. Retrieved 25 May 2009.
8. "Directors' Deals: Family boosts stake in Admiral by £2m". The Sunday Times. 9 September 2012. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 14 November 2012.
9. Retired Admiral founder and ex-CEO resurfaces at US subsidiary Insurance Business Magazine, Retrieved 27 August 2018
10. Welsh rugby: WRU board member calls sexism probe sensationalist BBC News, Retrieved 13 June 2023
11. Biography: Henry Engelhardt Archived 2012-11-10 at the Wayback Machine Insead

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