Dorothy Thompson (businesswoman)

Dorothy Thompson
Born

Dorothy Carrington Thompson
November 1960 (age 56)

Nationality British
Alma mater London School of Economics
Occupation CEO, Drax Group
Salary GBP £1,855,000 (total compensation, 2014)[1]

Dorothy Carrington Thompson CBE (born November 1960) is a British businesswoman, CEO of Drax Group, a FTSE 250 Index electrical power generation company.

Early life

Dorothy Carrington Thompson was born in November 1960.[2] She received a BSc (1983) and MSc in Economics from the London School of Economics.[1]

Career

She has been CEO of Drax Group since September 2005. Prior to joining Drax, she was assistant group treasurer for Powergen plc, and before that, head of European business at InterGen NV. [3]

In August 2014, she was appointed a non-executive director of the Bank of England.[4]

Honours

In the 2014 Birthday Honours, she was made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire.

References

  1. 1 2 "Dorothy Carrington Thompson CBE". Bloomberg. Retrieved 30 March 2015.
  2. ↑ "Drax Group plc". Companies House. Retrieved 10 August 2015.
  3. ↑ "About us: Chief Executive". Drax.
  4. ↑ "Court of Directors". Bank of England.
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