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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.[1]

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.[2] His father owned a successful meatpacking operation in Chicago.[2] He has a sister and a brother, Karen Engelhardt Stern and Joel Engelhardt.[2] He was educated at the University of Michigan, and has a joint degree in journalism and radio, television and film.[3] He followed his French girlfriend (now wife) to Europe where he studied for an MBA at Insead.[3]

Career

Engelhardt became part of the founding team at Churchill Insurance, where he developed his way of doing business.[4]

In 1993, he launched Admiral Group.[5] In 1999, he led a management buy out of the business[5] which has since become a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index.[6]

In September 2012, the Engelhardt family owned more than 14% of Admiral Group.[7]

In March 2017, he became CEO of Elephant Insurance Services, a US subsidiary of Admiral Group.[8]

In 2021 Engelhardt was made an independent non-executive director of the Welsh Rugby Union.[9]

Personal life

Engelhardt is married to Diane Briere de L'isle; they have four children.[2] The family lives in Cardiff, Wales.[10]

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