Charles Miller Smith
Charles Smith joined the Board of Scottish Power as Deputy Chairman in August 1999 and was appointed as Chairman in April 2000.
Much of his career was with Unilever, where he spent more than 30 years holding a wide range of financial and general management positions in the U.K., the Netherlands and India., culminating in his appointment as Director of Finance, and of the Food Executive.[2]
Charles was appointed chief executive-designate of Imperial Chemical Industries (ICI) from 1994 to 1999 and Chairman of ICI from 1999 to 2001.
Mr. Smith was an International Advisor to Goldman Sachs International from 2001 to 2005.
He was also previously a non-executive director of Midland Bank plc. and HSBC Holdings plc.
Now, he is a Director of ICICI One Source plc, an Indian company, and is a member of the Defence Management Board of the Ministry of Defence.
He is Chairman of the Economics Committee of the Confederation of British Industry and a Companion of the Institute of Management. He is also a Senior European Advisor to Warburg Pincus International, LLC. [3]
Notes
- ^ Photograph from Scottish Power Meet the Board, Charles Miller Smith, accessed 20 March 2007.
- ^ Board Member History from Scottish Power Meet the Board, Charles Miller Smith, accessed 20 March 2007.
- ^ Company information from Warburg Pincus People, Charles Miller Smith, accessed 17 April 2007.
