Michael Clasper
CBE
The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry, rewarding valuable service in a wide range of useful activities. It comprises five classes of awards across both civil and military divisions, the most senior two o ...
(born 21 April 1953
) is the British former chairman of Coats Group plc (formerly
Guinness Peat Group plc (GPG)) and the former chairman of
Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs (HMRC) (2008-2012).
Education
He has an MA in Engineering from
St John's College, Cambridge University.
Career
* 1974 Graduate Trainee of
British Rail
British Railways (BR), which from 1965 traded as British Rail, was a state-owned company that operated most rail transport in Great Britain from 1948 to 1997. Originally a trading brand of the Railway Executive of the British Transport Comm ...
* 1978 Graduate Trainee, Brand Manager and then Associate Advertising Manager,
Procter & Gamble
The Procter & Gamble Company (P&G) is an American multinational consumer goods corporation headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio. It was founded in 1837 by William Procter and James Gamble. It specializes in a wide range of personal health/con ...
, UK
* 1985 Advertising Director, Procter & Gamble, UK
* 1989 General Manager, Procter & Gamble, Holland
* 1991 Vice President and Managing Director, Procter & Gamble, UK/Eire
* 1995 Regional Vice President, Procter & Gamble, European Fabric and Homecare
* 1998 President, Procter & Gamble, European Fabric and Homecare
* 1999 President, Procter & Gamble, Global Home Care and New Business Development, Brussels
* 2001 Deputy Chief Executive,
LHR Airports Ltd
* 2003 Group Chief Executive Officer, LHR Airports Ltd
* 2006 Operational Managing Director,
Terra Firma Capital Partners Ltd
* 2008 - 2012 Chairman,
HM Revenue and Customs
His Majesty's Revenue and Customs (commonly HM Revenue and Customs, or HMRC, and formerly Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs) is a department of the UK government responsible for the collection of taxes, the payment of some forms of stat ...
* 2013 Non-Executive Chairman,
Coats plc
* 2014 Chairman of
Guinness Peat Group plc
* 2014 President of
Chartered Management Institute
The Chartered Management Institute (CMI) is a professional institution for management based in the United Kingdom. It was founded as the British Institute of Management (BIM) in 1947 or 1948, merged with the Institution of Industrial Managers (I ...
References
External links
Profile: Mike Clasper CBE, ChairmanGuinness Peat Group plc
1953 births
Alumni of St John's College, Cambridge
British businesspeople
Living people
Chairmen of HM Revenue and Customs
Commanders of the Order of the British Empire
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