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The Times
March 6, 2015
It wasn't what Alison Platt had in mind when she joined British Airways as an 18-year-old management trainee — pushing trolleys down the aisles of 747s on long-haul flights, serving airline dinners, clearing up, dealing with the myriad problems passengers can set at 40,000ft — but she insists she wouldn'tÃâà...
CITY A.M.
December 3, 2013
Vodafone hires former Bupa boss Gooding as a non-exec. Share. Marion Dakers. Marion Dakers is a freelance journalist. Marion Dakers. VODAFONE has hired Val Gooding to sit on its board as a non-exec. Gooding, who is the chairman of tech parts specialist Premier Farnell, will join Vodafone on
The Guardian
August 28, 2013
Standard Chartered came 37th, with 10.8, and has two female non-execs: Val Gooding, former chief executive of Bupa, and lawyer Ruth Markland, chairman of the Board of Trustees of the WRVS and a non-executive director of Sage Group. HSBC, in 45th place scoring 10.3, has three female directors out ofÃâà...
The Independent
November 22, 2012
Dianne Thompson, the boss of lottery operator Camelot, Belinda Earl, formerly of Debenhams and Jaeger, now at Marks & Spencer, and Val Gooding, the former chief executive of healthcare provider Bupa, now the chairman of electronics distributor Premier Farnell, all said Ms Harding's best bet was to beÃâà...
The Independent
November 22, 2012
Dianne Thompson, the boss of lottery operator Camelot, Belinda Earl, formerly of Debenhams and Jaeger, now at Marks & Spencer, and Val Gooding, the former chief executive of healthcare provider Bupa, now the chairman of electronics distributor Premier Farnell, all said Ms Harding's best bet was to beÃâà...
GreenBiz.com (blog)
February 12, 2012
British United Provident Association (BUPA) under the leadership of Val Gooding. Val has created collective leadership throughout the organization by being transparent, listening, and possessing a certain level of humility. Through her 360-degree feedback with managers across the business, she activelyÃâà...
Working Knowledge
September 15, 2011
Val Gooding, then the CEO of BUPA in the United Kingdom, gave talks and encouraged much discussion of the company's direction in many locations over a long period. Peter Sands at Standard Chartered Bank worked with his immediate leadership team to define the bank's values and strategic directionÃâà...
This is Money
May 26, 2011
Val Gooding, the former chief executive of healthcare group BUPA, has been appointed chairman of engineering services group Premier Farnell in a major coup for campaigners pushing for women to break the glass ceiling. Val Gooding, Bupa. Val Gooding: Will be paid Ãâã150,000 a year. Gooding joinsÃâà...
Telegraph.co.uk
February 25, 2010
BUPA, with women accounting for 80pc of staff, has been a different experience. Val Gooding, a BA colleague told her she "was mad" to join an insurance company. Four years later Gooding ate humble pie and became BUPA's first female chief executive. Platt is now group development director at BUPAÃâà...
Telegraph.co.uk
February 25, 2010
BUPA, with women accounting for 80pc of staff, has been a different experience. Val Gooding, a BA colleague told her she "was mad" to join an insurance company. Four years later Gooding ate humble pie and became BUPA's first female chief executive. Platt is now group development director at BUPAÃâà...
CNN
August 24, 2007
Since her appointment the company has grown to over 8 million customers in over 190 countries and record revenues, and is the UK's largest independent healthcare company. Before joining BUPA she worked at British Airways. Val is a non-executive director of Compass Group plc (since January 2000)Ãâà...
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