Vivienne Cox

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Vivienne Cox
DBE
Born
Dame Vivienne Cox

May 1959
Occupation(s)Businesswoman, chairman of the supervisory board of Vallourec

Dame Vivienne Cox, DBE (born May 1959) is a British businesswoman, chairman of the supervisory board of Vallourec, the French multinational steel components company.

Cox was born in 1959 [1] and worked for BP for almost three decades [2] before being named as chairperson of the supervisory board of Vallourec, a French multinational steel components company. She is also a non-executive director of Pearson PLC and a commissioner at the UK's Airports Commission. [2] [3]

Since July 2016, Cox has been a non-executive director of GlaxoSmithKline. [4] In July 2018, she became the first Chair of the Rosalind Franklin Institute. [5]

Honours

Cox was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2016 New Year Honours for services to the economy and sustainability [6] and Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE) in the 2022 New Year Honours for services to sustainability, and to diversity and inclusion in business. [7]

References

  1. ↑ "Pearson PLC". Companies House. Retrieved 11 August 2015.
  2. 1 2 "Vivienne Cox Non-executive director". Pearson. Retrieved 11 August 2015.
  3. ↑ "Vivienne Cox CBE - GOV.UK". www.gov.uk. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
  4. ↑ "Dr Vivienne Cox | GSK". www.gsk.com. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
  5. ↑ "Business Secretary Greg Clark announces £100 million investment for new research institute". epsrc.ukri.org. 23 February 2017. Retrieved 8 October 2019.
  6. ↑ "No. 61450". The London Gazette (Supplement). 30 December 2015. p. N8.
  7. ↑ "No. 63571". The London Gazette (Supplement). 1 January 2022. p. N8.


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