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Simon Dingemans’ Biography

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Simon is a Senior Advisor at Carlyle, focusing on the Healthcare Sector as well as UK investment opportunities. He continues to cover and assist the teams he was responsible for in his prior position as Managing Director. Simon brings operational and financial expertise from over eight years’ experience at GlaxoSmithKline plc, both as CFO and as a Member of the main Board, as well as his 25 years in investment banking, first for 10 years with S.G. Warburg and then 15 years with Goldman Sachs.

As Group Chief Financial Officer of GlaxoSmithKline, Simon was responsible for Global Finance as well as numerous other significant support functions, including Technology, Data and Analytics, Procurement, and Real Estate. He led and sponsored various key change programmes for the company, including the replacement of the Group's ERP systems, substantial restructuring to improve operational flexibility and reduce costs, and several significant strategic transactions across the three main businesses of the group: pharmaceuticals, consumer health and vaccines.

At Goldman Sachs, he was Managing... Simon is a Senior Advisor at Carlyle, focusing on the Healthcare Sector as well as UK investment opportunities. He continues to cover and assist the teams he was responsible for in his prior position as Managing Director. Simon brings operational and financial expertise from over eight years’ experience at GlaxoSmithKline plc, both as CFO and as a Member of the main Board, as well as his 25 years in investment banking, first for 10 years with S.G. Warburg and then 15 years with Goldman Sachs.

As Group Chief Financial Officer of GlaxoSmithKline, Simon was responsible for Global Finance as well as numerous other significant support functions, including Technology, Data and Analytics, Procurement, and Real Estate. He led and sponsored various key change programmes for the company, including the replacement of the Group's ERP systems, substantial restructuring to improve operational flexibility and reduce costs, and several significant strategic transactions across the three main businesses of the group: pharmaceuticals, consumer health and vaccines.

At Goldman Sachs, he was Managing Director and then partner for 10 years, where he was a senior member of the European M&A business and head of UK Investment Banking. He led several of Goldman Sachs' most important business relationships in the UK and advised on a wide range of transactions in a variety of industries, including healthcare, telecommunications, consumer, retail, and defence.

In 2019/20, Simon served as Chairman of the Financial Reporting Council, the UK’s accounting regulator. He has also served as Chairman of the 100 Group, which represents the opinions of the Finance Directors of FTSE 100 and other large private UK companies.

Simon sits on the main Board of creative transformation company WPP PLC and is a Member of its Audit Committee. moreless

Simon Dingemans’ Newsfeed

The Times

WPP adds firepower at board level with big shot’s arrival

Simon Dingemans, a Senior Advisor at The Carlyle Group, has been mentioned in The Times regarding his recent appointment as Non-Executive Director of WPP.

Simon Dingemans’ Background

The Carlyle Group

Senior Advisor

Jun 2020 - Present

London, UK

Founded in 1987, The Carlyle Group is a multinational private equity, financial services, and alternative asset management firm. Since, it has grown to include 32 offices across six continents, faithfully adhering to its mission of inspiring the confidence and loyalty of investors.

Financial Reporting Council

Chairman

Oct 2019 - May 2020

London, UK

The FRC set the UK’s Corporate Governance and Stewardship Codes and regulates accountants, auditors and actuaries. The FRC is due to be replaced by a new regulator – the Audit, Reporting and Governance Authority (ARGA).

GlaxoSmithKline

Chief Financial Officer

Jan 2011 - May 2019

London, UK

GlaxoSmithKline is a pharmaceutical company which consists of three global businesses. It focuses on research, developing and manufacturing innovative pharmaceutical vaccines, medicines and consumer healthcare products.

The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.

Partner and Managing Director

Oct 1995 - Dec 2010

London, UK

Goldman Sachs is a worldwide investment banking, investment management, securities, and other financial services firm headquartered in New York City.

S. G. Warburg & Co. LTD.

Director

Sep 1985 - Jun 1995

London, UK

S.G. Warburg & Company was an investment bank based in London. In the 1960’s it was recognised for its pioneering merger and takeover work in the UK, it then grew rapidly for the following 20 years before merging with Swiss Bank Corporation in 1995.

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Current Board Positions

WPP

Non-Executive Director

Jan 2022 - Present

London, UK

WPP is a creative transformation firm that uses the power of creativity to help people, clients, and communities build better futures.

Previous Board Positions

The 100 Group

Chairman

2014 - 2016

London, UK

The 100 Group represents the views of the Finance Directors of FTSE 100 and a number of large UK private companies. It is organised through a structure of committees, who meet regularly to debate emerging topics on the agenda of Finance Directors.

Philanthropy

Donmar Warhouse Theatre

Director

2018 - Present

London, UK

A not-for-profit theatre located in Convent Garden, winning over 100 awards in its 27 year history.

Simon Dingemans’ Education

University of Oxford

Masters in Geography