John Bennett (businessman)

John Bennett (born June 1963) is the chairman of Rangers, having been a director at the club since 2015.

Business career
Bennett attended Knightswood Secondary School in May 1980 and started a career in finance with Clydesdale Bank. He moved to investment management company Ivory and Sime, in September 1987 - a month before Black Monday. The years following saw him employed with GAM Investments, Gartmore Group and latterly Janus Henderson from 2011, where he oversaw portfolios worth £7.5billion as the Director of European Equities. In August 2023, Bennett announced he will retire from Henderson within twelve months to focus on his role as Rangers chairman.

Football
Bennett is a lifelong Rangers fan who became a Rangers director on 6 May 2015. He was appointed vice-chairman on 27 March 2020 following a boardroom change which saw Dave King resign as chair and Douglas Park replace him. Just over three years later Bennett succeeded Park as Rangers chairman on 4 April 2023. Bennett, holds a 5.51 per cent stake in Rangers and provided a £10million loan facility to the club.

Personal life
Bennett resides in the south east of England with his family, he is married with four children. Aside from football, his pastimes include fly fishing.