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Sir Jan Du Plessis
Born
Jan du Plessis
(1954-01-22 ) 22 January 1954 (age 70 ) Nationality South African / British - dual citizenship Alma mater University of Stellenbosch Occupation Businessman Years active 1975–present Title Chairman of BT Group Term 2017–2021 Successor Adam Crozier
Sir Jan Petrus du Plessis (born 22 January 1954[1] British-South African businessman. He was the non-executive chairman of BT Group ,[2] Rio Tinto Group plc,[3] Lloyds TSB Group .[4] The Times [5]
Early and personal life [ edit ]
Du Plessis, an Afrikaner ,[6] Cape Town , South Africa.[3] University of Stellenbosch for degrees in commerce and law, and is also qualified as a chartered accountant in his home country.[3] Buckinghamshire with his wife.[1] tobacco industry , du Plessis has never smoked.[1]
Du Plessis worked in various management positions in the South African Rembrandt Group from 1981, and in 1988 he became Group Finance Director of Compagnie Financière Richemont .[3] Rothmans International between 1990 and 1995.[4] British American Tobacco in 1999, du Plessis became a non-executive director on that board.[5]
In April 2004, du Plessis left his position at Richemont to take on the role of non-executive chairman at British American Tobacco.[7] RHM .[3] [8]
Du Plessis is also a member of the governing body of the International Chamber of Commerce UK.[9]
In March 2009, it was announced that he would be the new chairman of mining group Rio Tinto .[10] SAB Miller and July 2015 took over as the chairman.[11]
On 9 March 2017, BT [12] Adam Crozier .
In December 2021, du Plessis was nominated by the UK Government to lead the UK's accounting and auditing regulator, the Financial Reporting Council , through its transformation into the Audit, Reporting and Governance Authority .[13] [14]
Du Plessis was knighted in the 2022 New Year Honours for services to telecommunications and business.[15]
References [ edit ]
^ a b c d e Board of Directors , British American Tobacco. Updated January 2007; retrieved 28 March 2007.
^ a b Directors Archived 24 April 2007 at the Wayback Machine , Lloyds TSB Group Information; retrieved 28 March 2007.
^ a b The Times Power 100 (du Plessis at position 10 ). The Times
^ The new elite , review of Who Runs This Place? , The Observer , 28 March 2004, retrieved 28 March 2007
^ Jan du Plessis appointed Chairman of British American Tobacco , Richemont press statement, 10 November 2003, retrieved 28 March 2007.
^ Lloyds TSB Group appoints new non-executive director Archived 2011-07-16 at the Wayback Machine , Lloyds TSB Group press statement, 21 September 2005, retrieved 28 March 2007.
^ Members Of The Governing Body Archived 2006-12-03 at the Wayback Machine , ICC United Kingdom, retrieved 28 March 2007.
^ "Rio Tinto names Jan du Plessis as chairman" . Reuters . 17 March 2009. Retrieved 19 January 2018 .
^ "SABMiller appoints non-executive director/chairman designate - Drinks International - The global choice for drinks buyers" . www.drinksint.com . Retrieved 19 January 2018 .
^ "BT Group Chairman Jan du Plessis Plans to Retire This Year" . Bloomberg.com . 1 March 2021. Retrieved 1 March 2021 .
^ "Jan du Plessis named as Business Secretary's candidate for Chair of Financial Reporting Council" . GOV.UK . Retrieved 22 December 2021 .
^ "Business Secretary appoints new non-executive directors to board of Financial Reporting Council" . Gov.UK - BEIS . Retrieved 9 February 2022 .
^ "No. 63571" . The London Gazette
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