What is David Gold (businessman)?
{{Infobox person | name = David Gold | image = David Gold 2014.jpg | caption = Gold in 2014 | birth_date = {{birth date|1936|9|9|df=y}} | birth_place = [[Stepney]], London, England | death_date = {{death date and age|2023|1|4|1936|9|9|df=y}} | occupation = Joint chairman, [[West Ham United F.C.|West Ham United]]<br />Owner and Chairman of Gold Group International, incorporating [[Ann Summers]] | spouse = {{marriage|Beryl Hunt|1957|1972|reason=div}} | partner = Lesley Manning | children = 2, including [[Jacqueline Gold]] | website = {{url|davidgold.co.uk}} }} '''David Gold''' (9 September 1936 – 4 January 2023) was a [[Britons|British]] businessman. From 2010 to his death in 2023, he was joint chairman of [[Premier League]] club [[West Ham United F.C.|West Ham United]] with [[David Sullivan (businessman)|David Sullivan]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2010/jan/19/sullivan-gold-west-ham-takeover|work=[[The Guardian]]|title=David Sullivan and David Gold complete takeover of West Ham United|author=Christenson, Marcus|date=19 January 2010|access-date=24 February 2020}}</ref> He also served as chairman of [[Birmingham City F.C.|Birmingham City Football Club]] until 2009. Gold owned Gold Group International (GGI), the parent company of the retailer [[Ann Summers]] and [[lingerie]] chain Knickerbox. Gold was born in [[Stepney]], [[East London]]. He was [[Jewish]]. He had two daughters, [[Jacqueline Gold|Jacqueline]] and Vanessa. Gold died on 4 January 2023, at the age of 86.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.whufc.com/news/david-gold-1936-2023|date=4 January 2023|access-date=4 January 2023|title=David Gold – 1936-2023|publisher=[[West Ham United F.C.]]}}</ref> ==References== {{Reflist}} ==Other websites== {{Commons category}} *[https://web.archive.org/web/20221202210840/http://www.davidgold.co.uk/ Official website] {{Small|(archived)}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Gold, David}} [[Category:1936 bi