Keith Oates
Keith Oates (born 03 July 1942) is a former non-executive director of Diageo before retiring at the 2004 AGM. He was also Senior Advisor to Coutts Bank, Monaco, Deputy chair of Marks and Spencer PLC before 1999, a BBC Governor, and Non-Executive Director of BT PLC.
Affiliations
- IMB UK Ltd, Executive Director (1966-1973)[1]
- Rolls Royce Ltd, Financial Controller (1973-1974)[1]
- Black & Decker Europe, Controller (1974-1978)[1]
- Thyssen-Bornemizsa Group, Vice President (1978-1984)[1]
- Marks & Spencer PLC, Finance Director (1981-1991); Managing Director (1991-1994); Executive Deputy Chairman (1994-1999)[2]
- Diageo, Non-executive Director and Chairman of the Audit Committee (1997-2004)[1]
- Forestry Commission, Non-executive Member of National Committee for England (2007- )[3][2]
- Phaunos Timber Fund Limited, Member of Board of Directors ()
- Reed Paper Group, Executive Director
- Guinness plc, Non-executive Director (1995-1997)[1]
- BBC, Governor (1988-1993)[2]
- BT plc, Non-executive Director (1994-2000)[1]
- Microwave Communications, Inc., Non-executive Director
- FSA, Non-executive Director (1998-2001)[1]
- John Laing plc, Non-executive Director (1987-1989)[1]
- Coutts Bank, Monaco, Special Adviser (2002-2005)[2]
Record and Controversies
Revolving Door
- Before joining the FSA Oates was Executive Deputy Chairman of Marks and Spencer PLC and Chairman of all the Marks and Spencer Financial Services Companies. He was also a Non Executive Director of British Telecommunications. He subsequently joined Coutts & Co as director of its new Monaco office and became a non-executive director of Diageo plc.[4]
Contact
- Website:
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Resources
- Debrett's, Keith Oates, Esq, accessed 21 February 2011.
- Forestry Commission, "KEITH OATES APPOINTED TO FORESTRY COMMISSION'S NATIONAL COMMITTEE FOR ENGLAND," News Release 13 August 2007, accessed 21 February 2011.
- Phaunos Timber, Board of Directors > Keith Oates (Chairman), last updated July 2010, accessed 21 February 2011.
- Who's Who 2009, Oates, (John) Keith, online edition, Oxford University Press, accessed 27 March 2009.
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 Debrett's, Keith Oates, Esq, accessed 21 February 2011.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Phaunos Timber, Board of Directors > Keith Oates (Chairman), last updated July 2010, accessed 21 February 2011.
- ↑ Forestry Commission, "KEITH OATES APPOINTED TO FORESTRY COMMISSION'S NATIONAL COMMITTEE FOR ENGLAND," News Release 13 August 2007, accessed 21 February 2011.
- ↑ Who's Who 2009, Oates, (John) Keith, online edition, Oxford University Press, accessed 27 March 2009.
