{{short description|American billionaire businessman}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}} {{Infobox person | name = Henry Engelhardt | image = | caption = | birth_name = Henry Allan Engelhardt | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1958|01|17|mf=yes}} | birth_place = Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | death_date = | death_place = | death_cause = | nationality = | education = | alma_mater = University of Michigan<br /> INSEAD | occupation = Businessman | years_active = 1979–present | title = Chief executive, Admiral Group plc | term = 2004–2016 | predecessor = | successor = David Stevens, CBE | spouse = Diane Brière de l'Isle | children = 4 }}
'''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.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-32721673|title=Profile: Admiral's Henry Engelhardt to step down in 2016|last=Meechan|first=Brian|date=2015-05-13|work=BBC News|access-date=2017-08-04|language=en-GB}}</ref>
==Early life== Engelhardt was born to a Jewish family on January 17, 1958, in Chicago,<ref name="treanor 2023">{{Cite web |last=Treanor |first=Jill |date=4 June 2023 |title=Admiral Insurance tycoon Henry Engelhardt profile: I'll give away half of my wealth |url=https://www.thetimes.com/business-money/markets/article/admiral-insurance-tycoon-henry-engelhardt-profile-ill-give-away-half-of-my-wealth-h0bmrf8pf |work=The Sunday Times |url-access=subscription |archive-url=https://archive.today/20230604075325/https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/admiral-insurance-tycoon-henry-engelhardt-profile-ill-give-away-half-of-my-wealth-h0bmrf8pf |archive-date=4 June 2023 |url-status=live}}</ref> the son of Annette (née Bernstein) and Sheldon Arthur Engelhardt.<ref name=PBP>{{Cite web|first= |last= |author-link= |title=Obituary: Sheldon Arthur Engelhardt |publisher=The Palm Beach Post|date=April 15, 2018 |url=https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/palmbeachpost/obituary.aspx?n=sheldon-arthur-engelhardt&pid=188746883 |accessdate=}}</ref> His father owned a successful meatpacking operation in Chicago.<ref name=PBP /> He has a sister and a brother, Karen Engelhardt Stern and Joel Engelhardt.<ref name=PBP /> He attended Evanston Township High School,<ref name="treanor 2023" /> and was educated at the University of Michigan, and has a joint degree in journalism and radio, television and film.<ref name=real>{{cite web|url=http://www.realir.net/search_tags/4776196/ill-have-what-henry-engelhardt-is-having.thtml |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100627142121/http://www.realir.net/search_tags/4776196/ill-have-what-henry-engelhardt-is-having.thtml |url-status=dead |archive-date=27 June 2010 |title=I will have what Engelhardt is having |publisher=Real IR |date=30 August 2007 |accessdate=25 September 2009 }}</ref> He followed his French girlfriend (now wife) to Europe where he studied for an MBA at Insead.<ref name=real/>
==Career== Engelhardt became part of the founding team at Churchill Insurance, where he developed his way of doing business.<ref name="Times2">{{cite web|url=http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/movers_and_shakers/article5864006.ece?token=null&offset=12&page=2|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110612115827/http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/movers_and_shakers/article5864006.ece?token=null&offset=12&page=2|url-status=dead|archive-date=12 June 2011|title=Fun and Games for Henry Engelhardt – Pg2|work=The Times|date=8 March 2009|access-date=10 March 2009 | location=London}}</ref>
In 1993, he launched Admiral Group.<ref name=bio>{{Cite web |url=http://www.admiralgroup.co.uk/corporate/management.php |title=Admiral Group: Management |access-date=2009-05-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080808135545/http://www.admiralgroup.co.uk/corporate/management.php |archive-date=2008-08-08 |url-status=dead }}</ref> In 1999, he led a management buy out of the business<ref name=bio/> which has since become a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.admiralgroup.co.uk/corporate/company_history.php |title=Admiral Group: History |access-date=2009-05-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080808134940/http://www.admiralgroup.co.uk/corporate/company_history.php |archive-date=2008-08-08 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
In September 2012, the Engelhardt family owned more than 14% of Admiral Group.<ref name="SundayTimes">{{cite web|url=http://www.thesundaytimes.co.uk/sto/business/money/investments/article1121049.ece|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006153510/http://www.thesundaytimes.co.uk/sto/business/money/investments/article1121049.ece|url-status=dead|archive-date=October 6, 2014|title=Directors' Deals: Family boosts stake in Admiral by £2m|work=The Sunday Times|date=9 September 2012|accessdate=14 November 2012}}</ref>
In March 2017, he became CEO of Elephant Insurance Services, a US subsidiary of Admiral Group.<ref>[https://www.insurancebusinessmag.com/uk/news/breaking-news/retired-admiral-founder-and-exceo-resurfaces-at-us-subsidiary-62346.aspx Retired Admiral founder and ex-CEO resurfaces at US subsidiary] Insurance Business Magazine, Retrieved 27 August 2018</ref>
In 2021 Engelhardt was made an independent non-executive director of the Welsh Rugby Union.<ref>[https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-wales-65862442 Welsh rugby: WRU board member calls sexism probe sensationalist] BBC News, Retrieved 13 June 2023</ref>
In 2026 Engelhardt and his wife, Diane Briere de L'isle were awarded the First Ministers Award at the St David Awards for their philanthropic work and job creation within Wales through Admiral Insurance.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2026-02-27 |title=Henry Engelhardt CBE, Diane Briere de l’Isle Engelhardt OBE {{!}} GOV.WALES |url=https://www.gov.wales/st-david-awards/henry-engelhardt-cbe-diane-briere-de-lisle-engelhardt-obe |access-date=2026-05-10 |website=www.gov.wales |language=en}}</ref>
==Personal life== Engelhardt is married to Diane Briere de L'isle; they have four children.<ref name=PBP /> The family lives in Cardiff, Wales.<ref>[http://50.insead.edu/alumni/henry-engelhardt Biography: Henry Engelhardt] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121110171411/http://50.insead.edu/alumni/henry-engelhardt |date=2012-11-10 }} Insead</ref>
In February 2026, Henry Engelhardt was listed on The Sunday Times tax list with his wealth estimated at £25.6 Million.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Watts |first=Robert |date=2026-01-31 |title=Who are the UK’s biggest taxpayers? The 2026 Tax List revealed |url=https://www.thetimes.com/money/tax/article/uk-100-biggest-taxpayers-2026-tax-list-nqsjk2bvn |access-date=2026-03-03 |website=www.thetimes.com |language=en}}</ref>
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