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John Bason

John Bason is a British businessman.

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John Bason
Born (1957-04-24) 24 April 1957
EducationTrinity College, Cambridge
OccupationBusinessman

John Bason (born 24 April 1957) is a British businessman.

Early life

John Bason was born on 24 April 1957 in Knutsford, Cheshire, England.1 He graduated from Trinity College, Cambridge, where he earned an MA in Natural Sciences.1

Career

Bason began his career by joining the graduate training scheme at British Airways.1

Bason was finance director of Bunzl.234 Since May 2009, he has been finance director of Associated British Foods, which owns Primark, British Sugar, Twinings, etc.245 He also is on the board of directors of Compass Group since 21 June 2011.24 He is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales.24

He is on the board of trustees of Voluntary Service Overseas, and deputy chairman of FareShare.246

References

References

  1. Hirschkorn, Jenny (1 January 2007). "Interview - Back to Bason". CCH Daily. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
  2. "Stocks". www.bloomberg.com. Retrieved 7 January 2019.
  3. "Associated British Foods plc - About us - Board and committees - Board of directors". www.abf.co.uk. Retrieved 7 January 2019.
  4. "Compass Group Board of Directors". compass-group.com. Retrieved 7 January 2019.
  5. Harry Wallop, AB Foods shares fall on slide in Primark sales, The Daily Telegraph, February 27, 2012
  6. "Voluntary Service Overseas International Board of Trustees". vsointernational.org. Archived from the original on 1 February 2013. Retrieved 7 January 2019.


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