Henry Engelhardt
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Henry Allan Engelhardt is the founder and Chief Executive of Admiral Group
, one of the United Kingdom
's leading insurers.
-born Henry Engelhardt was educated at the University of Michigan
. He then followed his French
girlfriend (now wife) to Europe where he studied for an MBA at Insead
.
Engelhardt then became part of the founding team at Churchill Insurance, where he developed his way of doing business.
In 1991 he launched Admiral Group, in 1999 he led a management buy out of the business and he has since seen it become a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index
.
Admiral Group
Admiral Group plc is a motor insurance company with its head office in Cardiff, Wales. Listed on the London Stock Exchange, it is a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index.-History:...
, one of the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
's leading insurers.
Career
ChicagoChicago
Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
-born Henry Engelhardt was educated at the University of Michigan
University of Michigan
The University of Michigan is a public research university located in Ann Arbor, Michigan in the United States. It is the state's oldest university and the flagship campus of the University of Michigan...
. He then followed his French
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
girlfriend (now wife) to Europe where he studied for an MBA at Insead
INSEAD
INSEAD is an international graduate business school and research institution. It has campuses in Europe , Asia , and the Middle East , as well as a research center in Israel...
.
Engelhardt then became part of the founding team at Churchill Insurance, where he developed his way of doing business.
In 1991 he launched Admiral Group, in 1999 he led a management buy out of the business and he has since seen it become a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index
FTSE 100 Index
The FTSE 100 Index, also called FTSE 100, FTSE, or, informally, the footsie , is a share index of the 100 most highly capitalised UK companies listed on the London Stock Exchange....
.