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John Bason

John Bason
Born (1957-04-24) 24 April 1957 (age 68)
NationalityBritish
EducationTrinity College, Cambridge
OccupationBusinessman

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

Early life

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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

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

Bason was finance director of Bunzl.[2][3][4] Since May 2009, he has been finance director of Associated British Foods, which owns Primark, British Sugar, Twinings, etc.[2][4][5] He also is on the board of directors of Compass Group since 21 June 2011.[2][4] He is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales.[2][4]

He is on the board of trustees of Voluntary Service Overseas, and deputy chairman of FareShare.[2][4][6]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Hirschkorn, Jenny (1 January 2007). "Interview - Back to Bason". CCH Daily. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
  2. ^ a b c d e "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. ^ a b c d e "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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