Dame Helen Alexander to be Appointed Chairman of Thomson Reuters Founders Share Company
(Thomson Reuters ONE) -
NEW YORK, May 13, 2016 - The Thomson Reuters Founders Share Company today
announced that Dame Helen Alexander will become Chairman of its Board, effective
January 1, 2017.
Dame Helen has been a Founders Share Company board member since 2011. She was
chief executive of the Economist Group until 2008, having joined the company in
1985 and been managing director of the Economist Intelligence Unit from 1993 to
1997. She has also served on the boards of Northern Foods plc, BT plc, Centrica
plc, Rolls-Royce plc, as deputy chairman of esure plc and chairman of the Port
of London Authority. She was president of the Confederation of British Industry
(CBI) from 2009-2011.
Dame Helen is chairman of UBM plc, non-executive director of Huawei UK, senior
adviser to Bain Capital and a member of PwC's Public Interest Advisory Body. She
is chancellor of the University of Southampton and is involved with other not-
for-profit organizations in the arts and education. In 2015 she was awarded the
Légion d'honneur.
The Thomson Reuters Founders Share Company acts as a guardian of the Thomson
Reuters Trust Principles. Created in the midst of World War II in 1941, the
Trust Principles apply to the entire Thomson Reuters business and are designed
to preserve its independence, integrity and freedom from bias in the gathering
and dissemination of information and news. Truly global in reach, Founders Share
Company board members are represented from six continents and over a dozen
countries.
Dame Helen will replace outgoing Chairman Uffe Ellemann-Jensen, who has served
on the Founders Share Company since 2001 and as Chairman since 2013.
Uffe Ellemann-Jensen said, "After 15 years of proud service to the Board, I take
great pleasure in handing over the chairmanship to Dame Helen, a successful
leader whose own values truly reflect those of the Founders Share Company."
Dame Helen added, "It is a true honor to succeed Uffe as Chairman of the Board,
and I look forward to continuing his outstanding, loyal and thorough service to
the Thomson Reuters Trust Principles."
Thomson Reuters
Thomson Reuters is the world's leading source of news and information for
professional markets. Our customers rely on us to deliver the intelligence,
technology and expertise they need to find trusted answers. The business has
operated in more than 100 countries for more than 100 years. Thomson Reuters
shares are listed on the Toronto and New York Stock Exchanges (symbol: TRI). For
more information, visit www.thomsonreuters.com.
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Director of Corporate Affairs
Thomson Reuters
+1-646-223-4228
Andrew.green(at)tr.com
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