Appendix: Dr Colette Bowe's curriculum
vitae
I have worked as a full-time executive at the most
senior levels in the fund management business, City regulation
and Whitehall. I now have a portfolio of public and private sector
assignments and pro bono work, building on my wide-ranging experience.
Non-executive career
Current non-executive posts
Board Member, Axa Framlington (2003-); Board member,
Axa Deutschland, (2008-)
Board Member, Morgan Stanley Bank International (2005-);
Chairman of the audit committee (2008-)
Board Member, Electra Private Equity (2007-)
Board Member, Ofcom (2008-)
Board Member and chairman of the audit committee,
London and Continental Railways Ltd (2008-)
Previous non-executive posts
Deputy Chairman, and Chairman of the Audit Committee,
Thames Water; Member of the board (2001-06); Chairman of the Audit
Committee (2001-06); and Deputy Chairman (2002-06).
(Founding) Chairman, Telecoms Ombudsman Service (2002-03)
Chairman, Ofcom Consumer Panel (2003-07)
Board Member, Yorkshire Building Society (2003-06)
Board Member and Chairman of the Audit Committee,
Goldfish Bank (2007-08)
Member, Statistics Commission (2000-08)
Pro bono
Chairman of Council, Queen Mary College, University
of London (2004-)
Governor and Member of the Council of Management,
National Institute of Economic and Social Research (2002-)
Board Member, Camden Peoples' Theatre (2002-)
Trustee, the Wincott Foundation (2003-)
Previous pro bono posts
Chair of the Trustees, Alcohol Concern, a registered
charity (2002-05)
Trustee, staff pension fund of the Reform Club (2002-05)
Executive career
City practitioner
April 1998-March 2001: Executive Chairman of Save
and Prosper Group and of Fleming Funds (Luxembourg), the pan-European
mutual fund businesses of Chase Fleming (now JPMorgan). The core
business is to gather assets from retail and corporate investors
across Europe for investment into the company's range of mutual
funds.
As Executive Chairman of the European business,
I reported direct to the global board of Chase Fleming Asset Management,
of which I was a member, and was responsible for devising, securing
acceptance of, and implementing the strategic plan for the business,
and for delivering the bottom line.
City regulator
January 1994-December 1997: Chief Executive, Personal
Investment Authority (PIA)
The PIA was responsible for regulating the marketing
of life insurance and pensions. As the first Chief Executive,
I was responsible for setting up the PIA, which ultimately had
a staff of 800; establishing, and then implementing the regime
for marketing investments to retail investors; developing and
maintaining top level relationships with the insurance and pensions
industry and with the City generally; and being the "public
face" of the PIA with the media, Parliament and Whitehall.
January 1989-December 1993: Director of Retail Regulation,
Securities and Investments Board (the forerunner of the Financial
Services Authority). I was initially responsible for the team
devising and supervising the regulatory regime for the UK unit
trust industry and after two years was promoted to be responsible
for all (pre PIA) retail investment regulation.
Broadcasting regulator
1987-88: Director of Public Affairs, Independent
Broadcasting Authority (forerunner of the ITC). I was responsible
for all media, parliamentary and government relationships on behalf
of the (then) regulator of independent television.
Civil Servant
1975-87: Civil Service posts in the Department of
Trade and Industry
I began my civil service career as a professional
economist but moved on to become a policy generalist. Some key
jobs:
1975-79: economic adviser
1981: part of the project team to bring Nissan to
the UK
1982: seconded to the Merseyside Task Force, led
by Michael Heseltine
1984: led a legislation team (shipbuilding privatisation)
1985-87: press secretary to the Secretary of State
Education
B.Sc, M.Sc and Ph.D in economics from the University
of London (Queen Mary and LSE)
February/March 1998: Advanced Management Program,
Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania
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