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Dorothy Carrington Thompson CBE (born 18 November 1960) is a British businesswoman; until 2017 she was CEO of Drax Group, a FTSE 250 Index electrical power generation company, and is now non-executive chairman of Tullow Oil, and a director of Eaton Corporation plc.

Early life

Dorothy Carrington Thompson was born on 18 November 1960. She received a BSc (1983) and MSc in Economics from the London School of Economics.

Career

She was CEO of Drax Group from September 2005 to December 2017. Prior to joining Drax, she was assistant group treasurer for Powergen plc, and before that, head of European business at InterGen NV.

In August 2014, she was appointed a non-executive director of the Bank of England.

Honours

In the 2014 Birthday Honours, she was made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire.

Personal life

Thompson is married with two children.

References

1. ^ "The Andrew Davidson Interview: Queen of power rules at Drax". The Sunday Times. 5 March 2006. Retrieved 4 September 2024.
2. "Dorothy Carrington Thompson CBE". Bloomberg. Retrieved 30 March 2015.
3. "About us: Chief Executive". Drax.
4. "Court of Directors". Bank of England. Archived from the original on 2015-05-07. Retrieved 2015-06-23.

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• 1960 births
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• Alumni of the London School of Economics
• British chief executives in the energy industry
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• Commanders of the Order of the British Empire
• Women corporate directors