{{Short description|British businessman (born 1949)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2017}} {{Infobox person | name = | image = | alt = | caption = | birth_name = Allen John Lloyd | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1949|05|09|df=y}} | birth_place = Coventry, United Kingdom | death_date = | death_place = | occupation = Businessman | years_active = | known_for = Founder, LloydsPharmacy | spouse = Marilyn Lloyd }}
'''Allen John Lloyd''' (born 9 May 1949) is a British businessman, who was the founder of LloydsPharmacy, a British pharmacy company, with more than 1,600 pharmacies, and around 17,000 staff.
==Personal life== Allen John Lloyd was born in May 1949,<ref name=CompaniesHouse>{{cite web|title=Lloyds Chemists Limited|url=https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/company/01335858/officers|website=Companies House|accessdate=7 October 2015}}</ref> the son of a newsagent from Coventry. As teenager, he took a Saturday job in a Coventry branch of Timothy Whites and studied pharmacy at Leicester Polytechnic.<ref name="thefreelibrary1">{{cite web|url=http://www.thefreelibrary.com/From+'rags+to+riches',+fashion+in+the+family.-a060698396 |title=From 'rags to riches', fashion in the family. - Free Online Library |publisher=Thefreelibrary.com |date= |accessdate=7 October 2015}}</ref>
==Career== He started as a pharmacist working for Boots the Chemist, but when he was told that he was "not management material", he decided to start his own business.<ref name="thefreelibrary1"/>
Lloyds Chemist began in 1973 when Allen Lloyd purchased his first pharmacy in Polesworth, Warwickshire, England. In 1997, the German chain Celesio (previously called GEHE AG) bought Lloyds Chemists PLC, which at the time had 902 pharmacies, for £684 million against competition from rival Unichem.<ref name="thefreelibrary1"/>
Lloyd made about £34 million, and his wife Marilyn made £13.5 million earlier in May 1996, when she sold her stake. His brother Peter also had a stake.<ref name="thefreelibrary1"/><ref name="independent1">{{cite web|author=Nigel Cope |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/wife-sells-lloyds-chemists-stake-1345323.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151129022435/http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/wife-sells-lloyds-chemists-stake-1345323.html |archive-date=2015-11-29 |url-access=limited |url-status=live |title=Wife sells Lloyd's Chemists stake | Business | News |work=The Independent |date= May 1996|accessdate=7 October 2015}}</ref>
==Personal life== He is married to Marilyn Lloyd. In May 1996, she sold her entire holding of three 3 million shares at 450p per share.<ref name="independent1"/>
He was a Jaguar competition driver for 25 years, and gave a £5 million collection of 50 classic Jaguar cars for display at the Jaguar Heritage Trust.<ref name="thefreelibrary1"/>
== 24 Hours of Le Mans results == {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%" !Year !Team !Co-Drivers !Car !Class !Laps !{{Tooltip|Pos.|Overall Position}} !{{Tooltip|Class<br>Pos.|Class Position}} |- !{{24hLM|1997}} | align="left" nowrap="" |{{flagicon|USA}} Saleen-Allen Speedlab | align="left" nowrap="" |{{flagicon|GBR}} Rob Schirle<br>{{flagicon|GBR}} David Warnock | align="left" nowrap="" |Saleen Mustang RRR |GT2 |28 |DNF |DNF |- ! colspan="8" |Source:<ref>{{Cite web |title=Driver of 24 heures du Mans : Allen John Lloyd |url=https://www.24h-en-piste.com/en/AfficherPilote.php?Pilote=3521 |access-date=2026-05-29 |website=www.24h-en-piste.com}}</ref> |}
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