Ben Gordon
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.[1]
Letter to the Telegraph
On 1 April 2015 Gordon was one of 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.[2]
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.[3][4]
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[1]
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Bloomberg Ben Gordon, accessed 2 April 2015.
- ↑ Peter Dominiczak, 100 business chiefs: Labour threatens Britain's recovery, Telegraph, 2 April 2015.
- ↑ The Tory 100: captains of industry, party donors (and a few tax avoiders) Guardian, 1 April 2015, accessed 2 April 2015.
- ↑ Electoral Commission, Donation Search, accessed 2 April 2015.
