Millie Banerjee

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Millie Banerjee
CBE
Born
Urmila Ray-Chaudhuri

(1946-06-30) 30 June 1946 (age 77)
Kolkata, India
Alma materUniversity College London
University of North London
Occupation(s)Academic, businessperson

Urmila "Millie" Banerjee,

CBE (née
Ray-Chaudhuri; born 30 June 1946) is a British businessperson who has held a number of public appointments.

Career

Banerjee obtained a BSc in zoology at

ICO Global Communications, serving as Vice-President of Programme Management from 1995 to 1997, then Executive vice-President of Operations until 2000.[1][2]

Public appointments

Banerjee has extensive board experience, having served as a non-executive director or board member for a number of public sector-related organisations:

Banerjee's government posts include the

Consumer Focus, and of the Postal Services Commission in 2011 until it was dissolved and merged into Ofcom, and as a Member of Ofcom itself from 2002 to 2012.[1][3]

Academic and vocational institutions with which Banerjee has been involved include being Governor of

Sector Skills Development Agency (2001–04), as a Member of the Advisory Board to the Tanaka Business School at Imperial College London from 2003 to 2007, and as a Trustee (and latterly chairman) of the Carnegie United Kingdom Trust (2001–2007).[1][2] She was Chair of the British Transport Police Authority from 2008 to 2015[1]

Banerjee is currently a Governor of the

Working Links since 2010[4] and as Chair of the Nominet Trust since 2012.[3]

Banerjee was the chair of NHS Blood and Transplant between 2017 and 2021. She resigned in August 2021 stating that it was to focus on her other role as chair of the South West London Health and Care Partnership.[5] She resigned from the latter role in August 2022 following the release of a leaked recording of her allegedly making "several disparaging comments" about employees at NHS Blood and Transplant in June 2020.[6][7]

Banerjee was appointed a

Civil Service reform,[8] and as High Sheriff of Greater London for 2012/13.[9]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e A & C Black (2012). "BANERJEE, Urmila, (Millie)". Who's Who 2012, online edition. Oxford University Press. Retrieved 25 April 2012.
  2. ^ a b British Transport Police Authority (2012). "Millie Banerjee". BTPA website. Retrieved 25 April 2012.
  3. ^ a b c Nominet Trust (2011). "Millie Banerjee CBE". Nominet Trust website. Archived from the original on 5 November 2013. Retrieved 25 April 2012.
  4. ^ Working Links (2010). "New chair appointed at Working Links". Press release. Retrieved 25 April 2012.
  5. ^ "Millie Banerjee to step down as NHS Blood and Transplant chair". NHS Blood and Transplant. 23 July 2021. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
  6. ^ Dunhill, Lawrence; Kituno, Nick (18 August 2022). "ICS chair resigns after 'illegal' recording sent to journalists". Health Service Journal.
  7. ^ Lintern, Shaun (21 August 2022). "NHS whistleblower recorded her bosses' 'racist' chat". The Times.(subscription required)
  8. ^ "No. 56595". The London Gazette (Supplement). 15 June 2002. p. 7.
  9. ^ "No. 60087". The London Gazette. 15 March 2012. p. 5223.

Positions held

Government offices
Preceded by Chairman of
Postwatch

2005–2008 		Organisation merged
into
Consumer Focus
Preceded by Chairman of the
Postal Services Commission
2011 		Commission merged
into Ofcom
Police appointments
Preceded by Chairman of the
British Transport Police Authority
2008–2015 		Succeeded by
Honorary titles
Preceded by
High Sheriff
of Greater London
2012 		Succeeded by
David Fraser Christopher Jones
Non-profit organization positions
Preceded by Chair of
Working Links
2010– 		Incumbent
Other offices
Preceded by Chair of
NHS Blood and Transplant
2017–2021 		Succeeded by
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