Dominic Blakemore

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Dominic William Blakemore
BornJune 1969 (age 53)
NationalityBritish
Occupationbusinessman
TitleCEO, Compass Group
Term2018-
Predecessor Richard Cousins

Dominic William Blakemore (born 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]

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. [4] He is also listed at Companies House as having been corporate finance director of Camelot UK Lotteries Limited, part of Camelot Group, from September 2008 to July 2010. [5]

Blakemore joined Compass Group in April 2012 as finance director. [4] 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]

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References

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  2. "Dominic Blakemore | Compass Group". www.compass-group.com. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  3. "How Is Compass Group's (LON:CPG) CEO Compensated?". uk.news.yahoo.com. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
  4. 1 2 "Profile: the new CEO of Compass Group, Dominic Blakemore". www.businessrevieweurope.eu. Retrieved 28 October 2017.
  5. "Companies House - Dominic William Blakemore". www.find-and-update-company-information.services.gov.uk. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
  6. 1 2 "Leadership | Compass Group". www.compass-group.com. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  7. 1 2 "Bloomberg.com - Dominic Blakemore". www.bloomberg.com. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
  8. https://www.compass-group.com/content/dam/compass-group/corporate/Media/2017/Compass%20Group%20PLC%20CEO%20succession%20FINAL%20210917.pdf [ bare URL PDF ]