Alex Baldock
Alex Baldock is the CEO of online retailer Shop Direct.
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Career
Early in his career Baldock worked for management company Bain & Company, Kalchas (Ernst & Young's strategy consulting arm) and Prophet (Dentsu's brand and marketing consultancy).[1]
He then moved to Barclays, before being appointed managing director at Lombard, a financial assets company owned by the RBS Group in 2008.
In 2012 he was appointed chief executive of multi-brand online retailer Shop Direct.[2]
Politics
Support for the Conservatives
In the build up to the 2001 General Election, Baldock's name appeared on a list of business people who were backing the Conservative Party.[3]
Letter to the Telegraph
On 1 April 2015 Baldock 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.[4]
Political donations
Recorded by the Electoral Commission:[5]
| Date | Name of donor | Amount | Donated to | Subsidiary (parties only) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14/08/2008 | Alexander D Baldock | £1,200.00 | Conservative Party | Kensington |
Education
- Double first master's degree, University of Oxford
- Harvard Business School Advanced Management[2]
Notes
- ↑ Retail Symposium Alex Baldock, accessed 1 April 2015.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Retail Week Alex Baldock, accessed 1 April 2015.
- ↑ Backing the Conservatives], 21 May 2001, accessed 8 April 2015.
- ↑ Peter Dominiczak, 100 business chiefs: Labour threatens Britain's recovery, Telegraph, 1 April 2015.
- ↑ Electoral Commission, Donation Search, accessed 2 April 2015.
