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Rosemary P Thorne
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Executive
Accountant BOC Ltd
Group Financial Controller Storehouse pic
Finance Director & Company Secretary Harrods Ltd
Group Financial Controller Grand Metropolitan plc
Group Finance Director J Sainsbury pic
Group Finance Director Bradford & Bingley pic
Group Finance Director Ladbrokes plc
Non- Executive
Non-executive Member of Management Board Department for
Education& Employment
Non-executive Directorand Chair of Audit Committee
Royal Mail pic
Non-executive Directorof Cadbury Schweppes plc
Non-executive Director and Chair of Audit and Risk Committees of
Santander UK plc (formerly Abbey National plc until January 2010).
From Jan 2013 member of Risk Committee but still Chair of Audit
Senior non-executive Director of Virgin Radio Holdings Limited
(company sold 30th June 2008)
Non-executive Director and Chair of Audit Committee of Smurfit
Kappa Group plc (Ireland based.
Non-executive Director of Solvay SA (Belgium based)
Non-executive, Director and Chair of Audit of First Global Trust
an
Non-Executive Director and Chair of Audit of Bank of America
Merrill Lynch International
Chair of Syensgo SA (Belgium based)
Sep 1974- Mar 1977
Mar 1977- Sep 1986
Sep 1986- Mar 1990
Mar 1990- Mar 1992
Mar 1992- Nov 1999
Nov 1999- Dec 2005
Jan 2006- Apr 2007
Jan 1997- Mar 1999
Oct 1998- Mar 2004
Sep 2004- Sep 2007
Jun 2006- Jun 2015
Sep 2007- Jun 2008
Mar 2008- May 2018
May 2014- Dec 2023
Oct 2015- Oct 2016
Since May 2017
Since Dec 2023
BSc (Hons), FCMA, CGMA, FCT, CCMI
Fellow of Association of Corporate Treasurers
Fellow of Chartered Institute of Management Accountants
Companion of Chartered Management Institute
1993
1984
1996
Active member of The Hundred
Group of Finance Directors
March 1992 — Nov 2011
Council
May 1998 - May 2007
Member of the Financial Reporting
Review Panel
Oct 1996 - Oct 2006
Member of Council, Royal College of
Art
Aug 2006 — Aug 2009
Warwick
July 2002 - July 2008
Member of the Financial Reporting
Member of Council, University of