17 Jul 2019 09:00
17 July 2019
London Stock Exchange Group Board Appointment
London Stock Exchange Group plc (LSEG) today announces that Dominic Blakemore will join the Board as a Non-Executive Director, effective 1 January 2020. Dominic will assume the Chair of the Audit Committee from Paul Heiden after the conclusion of the AGM in April 2020, when Paul will step down from the LSEG Board.
Don Robert, Chairman, London Stock Exchange Group, said:
"I am delighted to welcome Dominic to the Board. Dominic brings deep financial and commercial expertise to the Group. His executive and board experience will be of great benefit to the Group as we continue to execute our strategy as a global financial markets infrastructure group. I would also like to record the Board's gratitude to Paul Heiden for his significant contribution to LSEG over the last decade, during a period of significant growth and diversification."
Dominic is currently Group Chief Executive of Compass Group PLC, where he spent the last seven years in a variety of senior roles including as Group Finance Director. Prior to joining Compass, he was Chief Financial Officer of Birds Eye Iglo Group and spent six years at Cadbury plc. His board roles include serving as a Non-Executive Director and Chairman of the Audit, Risk and Compliance Committee at Shire plc.
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Notes to the Editor:
Dominic Blakemore
Executive Career:
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2012 to date | Compass Group PLC |
2018 to date | Group Chief Executive |
2017 - 2018 | Group Deputy Chief Executive |
2015 - 2017 | Group Chief Operating Officer, Europe |
2012 - 2015 | Group Finance Director |
2012 | Group Finance Director Designate |
2010 - 2011 | Birds Eye Iglo Group Chief Financial Officer |
2004 - 2010 | Cadbury Plc |
2008 - 2010 | Europe Finance and Strategy Director |
2006 - 2008 | Corporate Finance Director |
2004 - 2006 | Group Financial Controller |
1993 - 2004 | PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP Various Positions
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1991 - 1993 | UNIFE (Union des Industries Ferroviaires Européennes), Paris Translator and Interpreter |
Non-Executive Career:
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2015 to date | University College London Member of the Academic Council and Chair of the Audit Committee |
2014 - 2018 | Shire Plc |
2014 - 2018 | Non-Executive Director |
2014 - 2017 | Chairman, Audit, Risk and Compliance Committee |
Education & Qualifications:
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1996 | Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales ACA |
1989 - 1991 | University College London B.A. French with Latin
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