Simon Paul Dingemans (born April 1963) is an English former banker and businessman. Until May 2019 he was chief financial officer at

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. In July 2019 he was appointed chair of the

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, and was set to lead its transition into the

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, but left in May 2020.

Education

Dingemans was educated at

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and Christ Church, Oxford where he gained a master's degree in geography.Baker, Martin, 2 July 2006
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''Telegraph''. Accessed: 15 June 2020 He was involved in theatre production at the

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Career

Dingemans joined S. G. Warburg & Co. as a graduate trainee, spending 15 years with the firm before moving to Goldman Sachs to run its UK investment banking and European mergers businesses. Dingemans spent 25 years at Goldman Sachs, becoming head of European mergers and acquisitions, and overseeing £411 billion ($500 billion) of deals, including

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's £112bn merger with

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in 2000, the private equity takeover of

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, and

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's $28.1bn (£18.2bn) takeover of

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. In 2011, he joined GlaxoSmithKline as CFO and served as a member of the main board before stepping down in May 2019. During his eight years at GSK, he oversaw extensive restructuring and re-shaping of the group. In July 2019

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announced that Dingemans had been appointed as the new chair of the Financial Reporting Council, and would lead its transition into the Audit, Reporting and Governance Authority. However, he left the role in May 2020, citing conflicts between the part-time role and other positions he was interested in taking. In June 2020 Dingemans joined

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as a managing director in charge of UK buyouts and overseeing healthcare deals across Europe.

Non-executive roles

Dingemans was chairman of the

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of finance directors between 2014 and 2016. He was appointed a trustee of the

Donmar Warehouse The Donmar Warehouse is a 251-seat, not-for-profit theatre in Covent Garden, London, England. It first opened on 18 July 1977. Sam Mendes, Michael Grandage and Josie Rourke have all served as artistic director, a post held since 2019 by M ...

theatre in 2018, having previously done theatre production at the

and also supported the

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. He is an investor in wealth management firm Netwealth Investments.

Personal life

Dingemans is married with three children. He has participated in triathlons.

References

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