David Sieff

{{Short description|British businessman (1939–2019)}}

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The Honourable Sir David Daniel Sieff {{post-nominals|country=GBR|FRSA}} (22 March 1939 – 27 May 2019) was a British businessman who was a director of retailers Marks & Spencer from 1972 to 1997.{{cite book |title= Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knighthood|publisher=Burke's Peerage & Gentry |editor-last= Mosley |editor-first= Charles |editor-link=Charles Mosley (genealogist) |edition=107 |year= 2003 |page= 3619 |isbn=0-9711966-2-1}}

Sieff was born in Marylebone, London, the only child of Marcus Sieff, Baron Sieff of Brimpton, and Rosalie Fromson. His grandparents were Rebecca Marks OBE and Israel Sieff, Baron Sieff. He is a great-grandson of Michael Marks, the founder of Marks & Spencer.{{sfn|Mosley|2003|p=2620|ps=none}}

He was educated at Repton School and joined Marks & Spencer in 1957, the last descendant of Michael Marks to serve on the board of the firm.M&S cuts 31 top jobs as new chief starts HQ cull The Times 25 February 1999 page 29{{cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1331300/Sir-David-severs-familys-link-to-Marks-and-Spencer.html|title=Sir David severs family's link to Marks & Spencer|first=Sandra|last=Barwick|date=23 May 2001 |publisher=}}{{cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/retailandconsumer/10170259/Marks-and-Spencer-lost-its-way-says-founding-family-member-Sir-David-Sieff.html|title=Marks & Spencer lost its way, says founding family member Sir David Sieff|date=9 July 2013 |publisher=}}{{cite web|url=http://icsr.info/about-us-2/governance/sir-david-sieff/|title=Sir David Sieff / ICSR|work=ICSR |date=1 October 2012|publisher=}}{{cite web|url=http://www.bitc.org.uk/about-us/who-we-are/sir-david-sieff|title=Sir David Sieff|date=8 June 2016|publisher=}}

He was knighted in 1999.

Sieff married Jennifer Walton in 1962 and has two sons, Simon Marcus (born 1965) and Jonathan David (born 1966).

He died on 27 May 2019 at the age of 80.{{Cite web|url=http://announcements.telegraph.co.uk/deaths/233643/sieff|title=SIEFF - Deaths Announcements|website=The Daily Telegraph|access-date=29 May 2019|archive-date=29 May 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190529232028/http://announcements.telegraph.co.uk/deaths/233643/sieff|url-status=dead}}