Denise Kingsmill, Baroness Kingsmill
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Denise Patricia Byrne Kingsmill, Baroness Kingsmill CBE
is a British Labour
peer
. She was appointed as a life peer in 2006 after an early legal career as a solicitor in employment law. She was born in New Zealand
and emigrated to Wales
during her childhood. She studied at Croesyceiliog School
. Baroness Kingsmill holds a degree in Economics and Anthropology from Girton College, Cambridge. Baroness Kingsmill is a member of the Economic Affairs Committee .
While Deputy Chairman of the Monopolies and Mergers Commission (later known as The Competition Commission), Baroness Kingsmill chaired 20 inquiries into banking, cruise liners, equity underwriting, energy supply, and other subjects during her time at the Commission. She was appointed to this role in 1996, stepping down in Autumn 2003.
Baroness Kingsmill undertook a number of cases relating to rights of women, while specialising in employment law and also acted in behalf of Peter Wood, founder of Direct Line and other leading business figures. She further undertook two inquiries for the government in gender equality and human capital management .
In 2000, Baroness Kingsmill was awarded a CBE for her services to competition and employment law
Baroness Kingsmill has been awarded five honorary doctorates from universities across England, Scotland and Wales, including a doctorate from Cranfield University in 2007 in recognition of her distinguished achievements in business and in public life ).
Other roles she currently holds include:
Baroness Kingsmill also writes a monthly column for Management Today magazine )
Previous roles:
She has held other non executive director and advisory roles, including Laing O’Rourke, Royal Bank of Scotland and Telewest Communications.
A former partner in a firm of London solicitors, Baroness Kingsmill, along with two other defendants - His Honour Judge Peter Clarke and DJ Freeman & Co Solicitors - was found liable for professional negligence by the Court of Appeal in 2001 for advice given in the late 1980s . Baroness Kingsmill has said that she defends this as a 'professional judgment' which she would take again:
Order of the British Empire
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is a British Labour
Labour Party (UK)
The Labour Party is a centre-left democratic socialist party in the United Kingdom. It surpassed the Liberal Party in general elections during the early 1920s, forming minority governments under Ramsay MacDonald in 1924 and 1929-1931. The party was in a wartime coalition from 1940 to 1945, after...
peer
Peerage
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. She was appointed as a life peer in 2006 after an early legal career as a solicitor in employment law. She was born in New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
and emigrated to Wales
Wales
Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...
during her childhood. She studied at Croesyceiliog School
Croesyceiliog School
Croesyceiliog School is a state-funded secondary school and campus in the Croesyceiliog district of Cwmbran, Torfaen in Wales. The school is widely referred to as Croesy Comp in the locality.-Setting:...
. Baroness Kingsmill holds a degree in Economics and Anthropology from Girton College, Cambridge. Baroness Kingsmill is a member of the Economic Affairs Committee .
While Deputy Chairman of the Monopolies and Mergers Commission (later known as The Competition Commission), Baroness Kingsmill chaired 20 inquiries into banking, cruise liners, equity underwriting, energy supply, and other subjects during her time at the Commission. She was appointed to this role in 1996, stepping down in Autumn 2003.
Baroness Kingsmill undertook a number of cases relating to rights of women, while specialising in employment law and also acted in behalf of Peter Wood, founder of Direct Line and other leading business figures. She further undertook two inquiries for the government in gender equality and human capital management .
In 2000, Baroness Kingsmill was awarded a CBE for her services to competition and employment law
Baroness Kingsmill has been awarded five honorary doctorates from universities across England, Scotland and Wales, including a doctorate from Cranfield University in 2007 in recognition of her distinguished achievements in business and in public life ).
Other roles she currently holds include:
- non-executive director of IAG (International Airlines Group )
- non-executive director of E.ON (German Energy Company ).
- non-executive director of Betfair (world's largest internet betting exchange ]
- non-executive director of KornFerry International (world’s largest executive search firm )
- Member of international advisory board of IESE Business School )
- Deputy Chairman of the Advisory board at Price Waterhouse Coopers )
Baroness Kingsmill also writes a monthly column for Management Today magazine )
Previous roles:
- Non-executive directorship of British AirwaysBritish AirwaysBritish Airways is the flag carrier airline of the United Kingdom, based in Waterside, near its main hub at London Heathrow Airport. British Airways is the largest airline in the UK based on fleet size, international flights and international destinations...
- Senior adviser to the Royal Bank of ScotlandRoyal Bank of ScotlandThe Royal Bank of Scotland Group is a British banking and insurance holding company in which the UK Government holds an 84% stake. This stake is held and managed through UK Financial Investments Limited, whose voting rights are limited to 75% in order for the bank to retain its listing on the...
- Trustee of the Cambridge University Judge Business SchoolJudge Business SchoolCambridge Judge Business School, formerly known as the Judge Institute of Management Studies, is the business school of the University of Cambridge. Established in 1990, the School is a provider of management education and is consistently ranked as one of the world's leading business schools. It is...
- Pro-chancellor of Brunel UniversityBrunel UniversityBrunel University is a public research university located in Uxbridge, London, United Kingdom. The university is named after the Victorian engineer Isambard Kingdom Brunel....
- Trustee of The Design MuseumDesign MuseumDesign Museum is a museum by the River Thames near Tower Bridge in central London, England. The museum covers product, industrial, graphic, fashion and architectural design. It was founded in 1989 and claims to be the first museum of modern design...
She has held other non executive director and advisory roles, including Laing O’Rourke, Royal Bank of Scotland and Telewest Communications.
A former partner in a firm of London solicitors, Baroness Kingsmill, along with two other defendants - His Honour Judge Peter Clarke and DJ Freeman & Co Solicitors - was found liable for professional negligence by the Court of Appeal in 2001 for advice given in the late 1980s . Baroness Kingsmill has said that she defends this as a 'professional judgment' which she would take again: