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| − | '''Mike Clasper''' is the Chairman of [[HM Revenue & Customs]] (HMRC). A former boss of [[BAA]], he joined HMRC in August 2008 after a | + | '''Mike Clasper''' is the former Chairman of [[HM Revenue & Customs]] (HMRC). A former boss of [[BAA]], he joined HMRC in August 2008 after a one-year stint at private equity firm [[Terra Firma Capital Partners]]. <ref name="chair"> Alistair Osborne, [http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/banksandfinance/2792214/Mike-Clasper-takes-HMRC-chair.html Mike Clasper takes HMRC chair], The Telegraph, 25 Jun 2008, acc 16 November 2011 </ref> |
==BAA chief== | ==BAA chief== | ||
Clasper ran BAA between 2001 and 2006, leaving after its £10.1bn takeover by Spanish construction group [[Ferrovial]].<ref name="chair"/> | Clasper ran BAA between 2001 and 2006, leaving after its £10.1bn takeover by Spanish construction group [[Ferrovial]].<ref name="chair"/> | ||
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| + | ==Restoring public confidence in HMRC== | ||
| + | Sunderland-born Clasper apparently took a pay cut for the HMRC role, earning £150,000 for a three-day week. Part of his brief was to rebuild public confidence in an organisation rocked by the major security breach of a loss of a copy of the full child benefit database, which had led to the resignation of his predecessor [[Paul Gray]].<ref name="chair"/> | ||
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| + | ==Affiliations== | ||
| + | *[[ITV]] - non-executive chief | ||
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==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
Latest revision as of 09:38, 1 December 2015
Mike Clasper is the former Chairman of HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC). A former boss of BAA, he joined HMRC in August 2008 after a one-year stint at private equity firm Terra Firma Capital Partners. [1]
BAA chief
Clasper ran BAA between 2001 and 2006, leaving after its £10.1bn takeover by Spanish construction group Ferrovial.[1]
Restoring public confidence in HMRC
Sunderland-born Clasper apparently took a pay cut for the HMRC role, earning £150,000 for a three-day week. Part of his brief was to rebuild public confidence in an organisation rocked by the major security breach of a loss of a copy of the full child benefit database, which had led to the resignation of his predecessor Paul Gray.[1]
Affiliations
- ITV - non-executive chief
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Alistair Osborne, Mike Clasper takes HMRC chair, The Telegraph, 25 Jun 2008, acc 16 November 2011
