Gordon Brown has announced a number of changes to the membership of the Business Council for Britain, the group of top business leaders that meets the Prime Minister several times a year.
The announcement coincides with the latest meeting of the Council sheduled to take place in Downing Street today.
Three new members will be appointed to the Council from 3 July: Andrew Witty (CEO GlaxoSmithKline), Ian Livingston (CEO, BT) and Paul Walsh (CEO, Diageo). In addition the Chairmanship of the Council will switch from Mervyn Davies (Chair, Standard Chartered Bank) to Stephen Green (Chair, HSBC) next January. Mr Davies will remain a Council member.
The complete list of the Business Council will comprise:
- Sir Richard Branson: Founder, Virgin Group
- Damon Buffini: Chair, Permira
- Sir William Castell: Chair, Wellcome Trust
- Mervyn Davies: Chair, Standard Chartered Bank (Current Chair of Business Council)
- Sir Rod Eddington: Director, News Corporation
- Stephen Green: Chair, HSBC (Chair of the Business Council from January 2009 )
- Tony Hayward: CEO, BP
- Sir Terry Leahy: CEO, Tesco
- Sir John Parker: Chair, National Grid
- Sir John Rose: CEO, Rolls Royce
- Sir Stuart Rose: Executive Chair, Marks and Spencer
- Dame Marjorie Scardino: CEO, Pearson
- Sir Alan Sugar: Chair, Amshold Group
- Cynthia Carroll, CEO, Anglo American
- Lord Drayson
- Ian Livingston, CEO , BT
- Paul Walsh, CEO, Diageo
- Andrew Witty, CEO GlaxoSmithKline
Two serving members will leave the Council as part of the changes - Arun Sarin ( outgoing CEO, Vodafone) and Jean Pierre Garnier (former CEO, GlaxoSmithKline).
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