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John Longworth

Jogn Longworth

Reporting Panel Member

 

Biography

John Longworth (appointed in 2009) was originally a scientist. He is designate Director General of the British Chambers of Commerce (from September 2011). He was an Executive Main Board Director of Asda Group Ltd and Asda Financial Services Ltd and held senior director positions at Tesco Stores Ltd and the CWS Ltd. His public roles have included the board of a Healthcare Trust and the British Retail Consortium. He was economic spokesman for the CBI, Chairman of its Distributive Trades Panel and Chairman of the Brussels-based CIES International Product Standards and Trade Body. Until recently a Health and Safety Commissioner and Chairman of the HSE Audit Committee, John also sat on the original Deregulation Task Force. He recently assisted a leading Healthcare Trust establish a Commercial and Marketing operation and currently has a portfolio career, including Chairman and founder of a venture-capital-backed science and professional services business, SVA Ltd, as a non-executive director at the Cooperative Group and was recently appointed as a non-executive director of Nichols PLC. John is a trustee of the charity P3.

Register of interests

  • Designate Director General, British Chambers of Commerce (from September 2011)
  • Non-executive director on the Board of Nichols Plc
  • Non-executive director, the Cooperative Group, Food Board
  • Chairman, SVA Ltd (Scientific and Professional Services)
  • Trustee, charity P3
  • Previously: Executive Main Board Director, Asda Group Ltd
  • Previously: Executive Executive Director, Asda Financial Services Ltd
  • Previously: Senior Director, Tesco Stores Ltd
  • Previously: Deputy Secretary, CWS Ltd
  • Previously: non-executive director, York Healthcare Trust
  • Previously: non-executive director, the British Retail Consortium
  • Previously: Economic Spokesman for the CBI
  • Previously: Chairman, the Distributive Trades Panel of the CBI
  • Previously: Chairman, the Brussels-based CIES International Product Standards and Trade Body
  • Previously: Health and Safety Commissioner and Chairman of the HSE Audit Committee