Education
Clifton College; University of Birmingham.
deputy chairman Chairman of Rentokil Initial
Clifton College; University of Birmingham.
He is a former Chairman of European Home Retail plc and director of J Sainsbury plc, Wellcome plc, Seeboard plc, Caradon plc and British American Tobacco Industries PLC
He was educated at the University of Birmingham (Bachelor of Science). Following the collapse of Farepak, the United Kingdom Insolvency Service applied to the High Court for Thompson to be disqualified as a Director, but the case was later dropped.
He is a former president of the China, Burma, India Theatre of Operations, member of the Committee on Corporate Governance and Deputy Chairman of the Financial Reporting Council.
