Debretts
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Queen Mary, University of London
, mottoeng = With united powers
, established = 1785 – The London Hospital Medical College1843 – St Bartholomew's Hospital Medical College1882 – Westfield College1887 – East London College/Queen Mary College
, type = Public researc ...
, and completed an MA at
Manchester University
, mottoeng = Knowledge, Wisdom, Humanity
, established = 2004 – University of Manchester Predecessor institutions: 1956 – UMIST (as university college; university 1994) 1904 – Victoria University of Manchester 1880 – Victoria Univer ...
.
Career
Broadbent joined
HM Treasury
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in 1975.''
The Guardian
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'', 11 May 2011 Tesco appoints financier Sir Richard Broadbent as chairman /ref> He spent ten years at the Treasury, including periods as Private Secretary to both Labour and Conservative Party ministers. He took up a Harkness Fellowship at
Stanford Business School
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in the United States in 1983 before joining
Schroders
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investment bank in London in 1986.
In 1995, he was appointed head of Schroder's European corporate finance business. In this role he led the development of Schroders UK and continental European investment banking business. In 1998, he was appointed global head of Corporate Finance and a member of the Group Executive Committee. He was based in New York until mid-1999 when he left Schroders prior to their sale to Citigroup.
He was appointed Executive Chairman of
Her Majesty's Customs and Excise
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in February 2000 until July 2003 prior to its merger with HM
Inland Revenue
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. During this time, he was responsible for a programme of change management in tax and law enforcement. He was also a member of the Civil Service Management Board.
He was appointed to the board of Barclays plc in September 2003, becoming Senior Independent Director in September 2004. He chaired the Board Risk Committee from 2006 to 2010 and was appointed Deputy chairman in 2010. He retired from the Board of Barclays in 2011.
In July 2004, he was appointed to the board of
Arriva
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He was appointed to the board of Tesco plc in July 2011 and took over as chairman in December 2011; he stood down in October 2014 following reports of accounting errors. He is chairman of the advisory board and a member of the executive committee of the Dawes Centre for Future Crime at University College, London.
He is the author of three books: "Choosing Life"; "Know Thyself"; and "The Spirit of Compassionate Communication".
Memberships
Broadbent is a member and a former non-executive director of
The Security Institute
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. He was knighted in the 2003 Birthday Honours. He is member of the Council of Relate, the relationship charity and Chairman of the GSB Trust.