Adrian Buckmaster, 4th Viscount Buckmaster

The Right Honourable The Viscount Buckmaster
Born	2 February 1949
Nationality	British
Occupation	Businessman
Employer	Avecia PLC
Known for	Peer
Title	4th Viscount Buckmaster
Predecessor	Martin Stanley Buckmaster
Successor	Holder
Spouse	Elizabeth Mary Mark
Children	3
Parent(s)	Hon. Colin John Buckmaster and May Gibbon

Adrian Charles Buckmaster, 4th Viscount Buckmaster (born 2 February 1949) is a British peer and businessman.

Early life

The son of the Hon Colin John Buckmaster, a son of the 2nd Viscount, by his marriage to May Gibbon, Buckmaster was educated at Charterhouse School, Godalming, and Clare College, Cambridge, graduating in 1970 with a Bachelor of Arts degree and proceeding to Master of Arts in 1974.

Career

Buckmaster has been Chief Executive Officer of Avecia Group PLC since October 2005 and also is Chief Executive Officer of Automotive Products Group Ltd. He has been a Director of Avecia Group since May 2006 and is a Director of Avecia Holdings PLC.^[1]

Family

He married Elizabeth Mary Mark, daughter of Norman Mark, on 26 July 1975 and has a son and two daughters;

Hon. Clare May Buckmaster b. 1979
Hon. Andrew Nicholas Buckmaster 1980–2023^[2]
Hon. Nicola Mary Buckmaster b. 1986

Interests

Buckmaster is a Trustee of the Clare College Boat Club.^[3]

Arms

Coat of arms of Adrian Buckmaster, 4th Viscount Buckmaster
	Crest A demi-lion Azure holding in the dexter paw a fleur-de-lis and charged on the shoulder with a portcullis both Or. Escutcheon Or semee of fleurs-de-lis Azure a lion rampant of the last on a chief of the second a portcullis of the first. Supporters On either side a bulk Proper each gorged with a chain pendant therefrom a portcullis Or. Motto Equanimitas Magnanimitas (Equanimity, Magnanimity)^[4]

References

^ "Business week Profile". Retrieved 20 June 2007.^{[dead link]}
^ "Births, marriages and deaths: April 18, 2023". The Times. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
^ Societies & Clubs
^ Debrett's Peerage. 2019. p. 1899.