Ben Gordon - Revision history

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'''Ben Gordon''' is the non-executive director of five-a-side football group [[Powerleague Group]] Limited.

==Career==
Gordon was the chief executive of [[Mothercare]] PLC from December 2002 to November 2011.

He has also served as a senior vice president and managing director at [[Disney]] Store Europe and Asia Pacific; senior management positions at [[WH Smith Group]]; and [[L'Oreal SA]] in Paris.

He is currently a non-executive director of five-a-side football group [[Powerleague Group]] Limited.<ref name="BB"> Bloomberg [http://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/people/person.asp?personId=8626313&ticker=MTC:LN Ben Gordon], accessed 2 April 2015.</ref>

==Letter to the Telegraph==
On 1 April 2015 Baldock was one of [[Conservative Business Letter - Telegraph 1 April 2015| 103 business leaders who wrote to the Telegraph]] praising the British [[Conservative Party]]'s economic policies and claiming a [[Labour]] government would 'threaten jobs and deter investment' in the UK.<ref>Peter Dominiczak, [http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/labour/11507586/General-Election-2015-Labour-threatens-Britains-recovery-say-100-business-chiefs.html 100 business chiefs: Labour threatens Britain's recovery], ''Telegraph'', 2 April 2015.</ref>

==Political donations==
According to the ''Guardian'', Gordon has donated £9,000 to the [[Conservative Party]]; but this has not been recorded by the Electoral Commission.<ref> [http://www.theguardian.com/politics/ng-interactive/2015/apr/01/tory-100-industry-captains-party-donors-tax-avoiders The Tory 100: captains of industry, party donors (and a few tax avoiders)] ''Guardian'', 1 April 2015, accessed 2 April 2015.</ref><ref> Electoral Commission, [https://pefonline.electoralcommission.org.uk/Search/CommonReturnsSearch.aspx?type=basicDonationSearch Donation Search], accessed 2 April 2015.</ref>

==Affiliations==
*[[Britvic Soft Drinks]] Limited, independent non-executive director, member of audit committee, member of nomination committee and member of remuneration committee
*[[St Ives]] plc, independent non-executive director, member of audit committee, member of nomination committee and member of remuneration committee<ref name="BB"/>

==Notes==
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[[Category:Telegraph Letter General Election 2015|Gordon, Ben]][[Category:Conservative Party|Gordon, Ben]]

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 ==Letter to the Telegraph==
-On 1 April 2015 Baldock was one of [[Conservative Business Letter - Telegraph 1 April 2015| 103 business leaders who wrote to the Telegraph]] praising the British [[Conservative Party]]'s economic policies and claiming a [[Labour]] government would 'threaten jobs and deter investment' in the UK.<ref>Peter Dominiczak, [http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/labour/11507586/General-Election-2015-Labour-threatens-Britains-recovery-say-100-business-chiefs.html 100 business chiefs: Labour threatens Britain's recovery], ''Telegraph'', 2 April 2015.</ref>
+On 1 April 2015 Gordon was one of [[Conservative Business Letter - Telegraph 1 April 2015| 103 business leaders who wrote to the Telegraph]] praising the British [[Conservative Party]]'s economic policies and claiming a [[Labour]] government would 'threaten jobs and deter investment' in the UK.<ref>Peter Dominiczak, [http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/labour/11507586/General-Election-2015-Labour-threatens-Britains-recovery-say-100-business-chiefs.html 100 business chiefs: Labour threatens Britain's recovery], ''Telegraph'', 2 April 2015.</ref>
 ==Political donations==