TATE


TATE

Helen Alexander

Biography

I am a non-executive director of Rolls-Royce Group plc, Centrica plc and President of CBI and an adviser to Bain Capital. I stepped down as CEO from The Economist Group in July 2008 having joined in 1984 after having completed an MBA at INSEAD, Fontainebleau, France, following five years in book publishing. I was Managing Director of The Economist Intelligence Unit from 1993 until the end of 1996 and was appointed Chief Executive of The Economist Group in January 1997. I was awarded a CBE for services to publishing in 2004. I am also a governor of St Paul's Girls' School and an Honorary Fellow of Hertford College, Oxford.

Why I wanted to become a Tate Trustee

Tate is an exciting institution which tries ambitious new things. It is well run, and always eager to learn and benefit from outside input so I felt I could make a contribution.

I sit on Tate's Audit and Finance and Operations Committees and chair the Board of its trading arm - Tate Enterprises Ltd. These are interesting roles as the museum sets ambitious targets, generating a comparatively large proportion of its income itself. About 40% comes from its trading initiatives -cafés, shops and the publishing house, from sponsorship and donations and from charging admission to cover the cost of exhibitions. Tate's aim is to raise enough money to support its exciting aspirations, aiming for a 50:50 balance of Government with self-generated income. This requires sound management and entrepreneurial flair.

Appointment Information

Appointed by: Prime Minister

Appointment: 13 January 2003

Re-Appointment: 13 January 2007

Term expires: 12 January 2011

Other Membership:

Declaration of Members' Interests between 1 April 2009 and 31 March 2010

Employment1

Bain Capital – Senior Adviser

Directorships of companies2

2003 – Centrica plc
2003 – Tate Board of Trustees
2005 – Tate Enterprises Limited (Chair)
2007 – St Paul’s Girls’ School
2007 – Rolls Royce Plc.
2007 – Governor of St Paul’s Girls’ School
2009 – WWW Foundation (Trustee)
2009 – CBI (President)
2009 – Commission for Equality and Human Rights (Member, Remuneration Committee)
2009 – From 1 June, Port of London Authority (Director, Chairman from January 2010)
2009 – From 9 October, Incisive Media (Non Executive Chairman)

Membership of non-profit making organisations3

nil

Shareholding4

nil

Connections between Trustees and others connected with Tate5

Grant Thornton sponsor CBI Conferences.

Any other interests6

I am a member of the Tate Patrons scheme.
I am Chair of the Business Advisory Forum of Said Business School, Oxford.
I am a Senior Advisor to Bain Capital, the private Equity Firm (consultancy).

Signed and Dated by Helen Alexander on 9 April 2010.

Notes:

  1. Employment, remunerated trade, profession, public office or consultancy
  2. Directorships of companies, both public and private, both remunerated and unremunerated
  3. Membership of non-profit making organisations, clubs or associations and professional bodies which have significant dealings with Tate or whose activities could relate to Tate's work
  4. Names of companies and organisations in which the member or his/her family or associates has a controlling interest or shares or securities and which could be involved in the supply of goods or have business dealings with Tate
  5. This includes commercial interests with other Trustees, Tate’s lawyers (Withers; Linklaters; Brachers) and Tate’s auditors (National Audit Office; RSM Bentley and Grant Thornton).
  6. Trustees are advised to declare anything which a member of the public, knowing the facts, might reasonably think is significant and relevant.
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