Dominic William Blakemore | |
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Born | June 14, 1969 |
Nationality | British |
Occupation | businessman |
Title | CEO, Compass Group |
Term | 2018- |
Predecessor | Richard Cousins |
Dominic William Blakemore (born 14 June 1969), [1] is a British businessman, the chief executive (CEO) of Compass Group. Originally due to take up the post on 1 April 2018, the appointment was brought forward following the death of the CEO Richard Cousins in a plane crash in Australia on 31 December 2017. [2]
Yahoo News listed his annual compensation as totalling £4.7 million in 2019. [3]
In 2019 he succeeded outgoing Chair of the Audit Committee, Paul Heiden and joined London Stock Exchange Group Board. [4]
He trained at PricewaterhouseCoopers, then worked for Cadbury's from 2004 to 2006, then Iglo Foods (now known as Nomad Foods), rising to chief financial officer. [5]
Blakemore joined Compass Group in April 2012 as finance director. [5] He was appointed chief operating officer on 1 December 2015 and stepped down as finance director the same day. On 1 October 2017 he was appointed deputy CEO. [6]
Blakemore was a non-executive director of Shire plc between January 2014 and April 2018 [7] and a member of the academic council of University College London (a university he graduated from in 1991). [6] [8] He was appointed a director of London Stock Exchange Group in January 2020. [7]
He attended Queen Mary's Grammar School [1] and holds an undergraduate degree from University College London and is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales. [4] He is a member of the Council of University College London. [9]
Blakemore is married and has two sons. [1]
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