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Val Gooding (photo: Warwick Business School)

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Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ appoints new non-executive director


The Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ has appointed Val Gooding CBE, Chief Executive of BUPA, as an additional non-executive director to the Corporation's Executive Board.

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Ms Gooding joins the board from 1 January 2008.

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The appointment has been made by the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Executive Board with the approval of the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Trust.

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Announcing the appointment, Mark Thompson, Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Director-General, said: "I am delighted that someone of Val Gooding's calibre has agreed to join us as a non-executive director.

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"Her impressive track record both in general management in large organisations and in bringing customer focus to decision making will complement the contribution made by the other non-executive directors."

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Val Gooding said: "I am looking forward to making a contribution to the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ at this time of significant change and opportunity."

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Val Gooding has been Chief Executive of the UK's leading health insurer BUPA since 1998 and is also a non-executive board member of Standard Chartered and J Sainsbury.

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She previously worked with British Airways for more than 20 years in a variety of posts including Head of Cabin Services, Head of Marketing and Director of Asia Pacific.

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She is an Advisory Board Member of Warwick Business School, a Trustee of the British Museum and a Non-executive director of the Lawn Tennis Association.

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Notes to Editors

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The Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Executive Board and Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Trust were constituted under the new governance arrangements set out in the Royal Charter and Agreement which came into effect on 1 January 2007.

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The Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Executive Board now includes a number of non-executive directors – David Robbie, Robert Webb QC, Dr Mike Lynch OBE, Dr Samir Shah OBE and Marcus Agius – along with Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ executives Mark Thompson, Mark Byford, Jenny Abramsky, Jana Bennett, Tim Davie, Ashley Highfield, Stephen Kelly, Zarin Patel, John Smith and Caroline Thomson.

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The Board oversees the effective delivery of the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ's objectives and obligations within the framework set by the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Trust.

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Appointments to the Board are made in accordance with procedures laid down in the Charter and Agreement and, in the case of non-executive directors and the Director-General, are subject to the approval of the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Trust.

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Date: 14.12.2007
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