Ashley Caroline Steel (born 1959) was the vice-chair and global head of transport for KPMG (retired in the summer 2014). Currently she holds non-executive roles on the boards of National Express, GoCo and the BBC. She has been named "one of the UK's most influential gay people". Steel has a PhD in Management from Henley. Steel was asked to judge the ''

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in 2010, but declined to do so.

Recognition

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'' World Pride Power List 2013 (78) * ''The Independent on Sunday'' Pink List 2012 (44) * ''The Guardian'' World Pride Power List 2012 (74) *

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Power List 2011 (81) * ''The Independent on Sunday'' Pink List 2008 (66) * ''The Independent on Sunday'' Pink List 2007 (50) * ''The Independent on Sunday'' Pink List 2006 (31)

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