Elizabeth Fagan

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Elizabeth Fagan CBE (born August 1957) is a Scottish businesswoman, chair of D2N2 Local Enterprise Partnership, and the former managing director of Boots UK.

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Early life and education

She was born in August 1957, [1] one of eleven children and grew up in Scotland.[ citation needed ] She has a degree in biochemistry, studying in Glasgow. [2]

In 2018, Fagan was given an honorary doctorate from Nottingham Trent University. [2]

Career

After university, she taught chemistry from 1980 to 1983 at Scottish secondary schools.[ citation needed ]

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Boots store on Oxford Street in September 2014

Boots

From 2006 to 2007 she was managing director of Boots Opticians. She comes from the commercial side of the company, not the technical or pharmaceutical side.

It was announced that she would become managing director of Boots UK on 9 June 2016, [3] taking over in July 2016.

She is the first female managing director of Boots UK. Seb James replaced her as managing director at Boots on 1 September 2018.

Fagan was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2020 New Year Honours for services to gender equality in business. [4]

D2N2

In July 2018 Fagan was appointed chair of D2N2 Local Enterprise Partnership, an organisation tasked with stimulating economic growth across Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire. [5]

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References

  1. "Elizabeth FAGAN – Personal Appointments (free information from Companies House)". beta.companieshouse.gov.uk.
  2. 1 2 "Honorary graduates – Elizabeth Fagan – Alumni – Nottingham Trent University". www.ntualumni.org.uk. Retrieved 2020-03-06.
  3. Toulson, Gemma (August 3, 2018). "Meet Elizabeth Fagan, the first woman in charge at Boots". nottinghampost.
  4. "No. 62866". The London Gazette (Supplement). 28 December 2019. p. N9.
  5. "D2N2 Announces New Chair". www.d2n2lep.org. Retrieved 2020-03-06.
Business positions
Preceded by Managing Director of Boots UK
July 2016 - August 2018
Succeeded by
Preceded by
Managing Director of International Retail at Boots UK
January 2015 - June 2016
Succeeded by
Preceded by
Marketing Director of International Health & Beauty at Alliance Boots
October 2013 - January 2015
Succeeded by
Preceded by
Marketing Director of Boots UK & ROI
July 2007 - October 2013
Succeeded by
Andy Ferguson
Preceded by
Managing Director of Boots Opticians
September 2006 - July 2007
Succeeded by
Preceded by
Managing Director of The Link
January 2004 - September 2006
Succeeded by
Preceded by
Managing Director of Sketchley Retail
1993 - 1996
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Preceded by
Managing Director of Supasnaps
1991 - 1993
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