Dominic William Blakemore
BornJune 1969 (age 54)
NationalityBritish
Occupationbusinessman
TitleCEO, Compass Group
Term2018-
PredecessorRichard 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]

In 2019 he succeeded outgoing Chair of the Audit Committee, Paul Heiden and joined London Stock Exchange Group Board.[4]

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.[5] 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.[6]

Blakemore joined Compass Group in April 2012 as finance director.[5] 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.[7]

Blakemore was a non-executive director of Shire plc between January 2014 and April 2018[8] and a member of the academic council of University College London (a university he graduated from in 1991).[7][9] He was appointed a director of London Stock Exchange Group in January 2020.[8]

He holds an undergraduate degree from University College London and is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales.[4] He is a member of the Council of University College London.[10]

References

  1. ↑ "Dominic William BLAKEMORE - Personal Appointments (free information from Companies House)". beta.companieshouse.gov.uk. Retrieved 28 October 2017.
  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. 24 August 2020. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
  4. 1 2 "Directorate Change – Company Announcement - FT.com". markets.ft.com. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
  5. 1 2 "Profile: the new CEO of Compass Group, Dominic Blakemore". www.businessrevieweurope.eu. Retrieved 28 October 2017.
  6. ↑ "Companies House - Dominic William Blakemore". www.find-and-update-company-information.services.gov.uk. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
  7. 1 2 "Leadership | Compass Group". www.compass-group.com. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  8. 1 2 "Bloomberg.com - Dominic Blakemore". www.bloomberg.com. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
  9. ↑ https://www.compass-group.com/content/dam/compass-group/corporate/Media/2017/Compass%20Group%20PLC%20CEO%20succession%20FINAL%20210917.pdf
  10. ↑ UCL (18 December 2020). "Dominic Blakemore (since 2015)". Governance and compliance. Retrieved 1 March 2023.


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