David Thomas (British businessman)

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David Thomas
Born
David Fraser Thomas

January 1963 (age 59)
NationalityBritish
Alma mater University of Strathclyde
OccupationBusinessman
TitleCEO, Barratt Developments
PredecessorMark Clare

David Fraser Thomas (born January 1963) is a British businessman. He is the chief executive of the housebuilder Barratt Developments.

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Early life

Thomas was born in January 1963. [1] He has a degree from the University of Strathclyde, and is a chartered accountant. [2]

Career

Thomas was deputy CEO and finance director of Game Group from 2007 to 2009. [2]

Thomas was finance director of Barratt since July 2009, when he took over from Mark Clare, who had been CEO for nine years, in July 2015. [3] [2]

Thomas has been CEO of Barratt since 2015. [4] In 2021, he was paid £3.7 million. [5]

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References

  1. "Barratt Developments plc". Companies House. Retrieved 19 October 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 David Thomas. "David Thomas, Barratt Developments PLC: Profile & Biography". Bloomberg.com. Retrieved 2016-10-19.
  3. Simon Neville (2015-03-27). "Barratt's finance boss David Thomas climbs the ladder to chief executive job | London Evening Standard". Standard.co.uk. Retrieved 2016-10-19.
  4. "David Thomas, Barratt Developments PLC: Profile & Biography - Bloomberg". Bloomberg.
  5. "David Thomas, Barratt Developments PLC:". Mirror.