Gareth Davis
{{short description|British businessman (born 1950)|bot=PearBOT 5}}
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| alma mater = University of Sheffield
| occupation = Chairman, M&C Saatchi Pod Point
| known for = Former CEO, Imperial Tobacco (1996-2010)
| boards = M&C Saatchi, Gresham House, formerly Wolseley plc
William Hill
and DS Smith
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Gareth Davis (born May 1950){{cite web|url=https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/company/00029846/officers |title=WOLSELEY LIMITED - Officers (free information from Companies House) |website=Beta.companieshouse.gov.uk |access-date=2016-04-14}} is a British businessman.
Appointed by Lord Hanson, he was the CEO of Imperial Tobacco, the world's 4th largest international cigarette company, from 1996 until May 2010.{{cite web|url=http://www.wolseley.com/index.asp?pageid=265 |title=About us - Management - Board of Directors - Gareth Davis, Chairman |website=Wolseley.com |access-date=2016-04-14}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.standard.co.uk/business/markets/interview-lord-hansons-cigarette-king-is-still-smoking-out-the-takeovers-7314771.html|title=Interview: Lord Hanson's cigarette king is still smoking out the|work=Evening Standard|access-date=2018-10-21|language=en-GB}}
He served as the chairman of Wolseley plc (2003-2010), DS Smith (2010-2021), and William Hill (2010-2018).{{cite web|author=Elizabeth Fournier |url=http://www.cityam.com/article/1395030787/man-no-rush-retire |title=FTSE chairman Gareth Davis tells us why he's in no rush to retire | City A.M |publisher=City A.M. |date=2014-03-17 |access-date=2016-04-14}}{{cite news|author=Nils Pratley |url=https://www.theguardian.com/business/nils-pratley-on-finance/2012/jan/04/gareth-davies-chairman |title=Gareth Davis takes chairmanship number three | Business |newspaper=The Guardian |access-date=2016-04-14}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.williamhillplc.com/newsmedia/newsroom/corporate-news/2017/william-hill-appoints-roger-devlin-as-chairman-designate/|title=William Hill appoints Roger Devlin as Chairman Designate|work=William Hill Plc|access-date=2018-10-21|language=en-GB}}
Gareth joined the Board of M&C Saatchi in 2020 and became Non-Executive Chairman in 2021. {{cite web |title=M&C Saatchi Board Members |url=https://mcsaatchiplc.com/board |website=M&C Saatchi |access-date=6 June 2023}} He is on the Board of Gresham House Specialist Asset Management.{{cite web |title=Gresham House: Our Team |url=https://greshamhouse.com/our-team/ |access-date=6 June 2023}} He is Chairman of Pod Point Holdings. {{cite web |title=Pod Point Holdings |url=https://www.marketscreener.com/business-leaders/Gareth-Davis-2507/biography/ |website=Market Screener |access-date=6 June 2023}}