Sheila Noakes, Baroness Noakes
Life Peerage | |
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| Personal details | |
| Born | 23 June 1949 |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Alma mater | University of Bristol |
Sheila Valerie Noakes, Baroness Noakes,
Education and early career
Sheila Masters was educated at
In 1999 she became the first female President of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales.[2] At the same time, she was a non-executive director of the Bank of England and a governor of the London Business School, while still overseeing privatisations and other public sector work at KPMG. Trade journal Accountancy Age described her as "the country's most high profile accountant".[1]
Political career
Baroness Noakes was the Opposition spokesperson for the Treasury (2003–2010), Work and Pensions (2001–2006) and Health (2001–2003). In January 2006 she moved, with
She is a co-director of the Reuters Founders Share Company[4] and the British carpet retailer, CarpetRight.[5] She was made a Non Executive Director at RBS in August 2011.[6]
Honours
She was appointed a
References
- ^ a b "Awards – Roll of Honour". Accountancy Age. 9 September 1999. Retrieved 29 July 2011.
- ^ Stokdyk, John (2 June 1999). "Institutes – Presidents on Parade". Accountancy Age. Retrieved 29 July 2011.
- ^ "Profile: Baroness Noakes, conservative Treasury spokeswoman". Accountancy Age. 15 August 2007. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
- ^ "Founders Share Company". Reuters. Archived from the original on 3 February 2003. Retrieved 31 October 2021.
- ^ Profile, company-director-check.co.uk; accessed 26 March 2015.
- ^ Profile, rbs.com; accessed 26 March 2015.
- ^ "No. 54427". The London Gazette (Supplement). 15 June 1996. p. 8.
- ^ "No. 55872". The London Gazette. 12 June 2000. p. 6375.