Background
VALLANCE, Iain David Thomas was born on May 20, 1943. Son of Edmund Thomas Vallance and Janet Wright Bell Ross Davidson.
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Iain David Thomas Vallance
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Graduate, Brasenose College, University Oxford, United Kingdom. Master of Science, London Graduate School Business Studies. Doctor of Science (honorary), University Ulster, 1992.
Doctor Technology (honorary), Loughborough University of Technology, 1992. Doctor Business Administration (honorary), Kingston University, 1993. Doctor of Science (honorary), Napier University, 1994.
Doctor Technology (honorary), Robert Gordon University, 1994. Doctor Engineering, Herriot Watt University, Edinburgh, 1995.
Career
Joined Post Office, 1966, director central finance, 1976-1978, with telecommunications finance, 1978-1979, with materials department, 1979-1981. Board directors for organization and business system British Telecom, London, 1981-1983. Managing director local communications services division British Telecom, 1983-1985, chief operations, 1985-1986, chief executive, 1986-1987, chairman, Chief Executive Officer, 1987—1995, chairman, 1995—2001, president emeritus, since 2001.
Member president committee confederation British Industry, since 1988. Member president committee, advisory council BITC, since 1988. Board directors Royal Bank of Scotland.
Member Listed Companies Advisory Committee of London Stock Exchange, 1993, European Advisory Committee of New York Stock Exchange, 1995.
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Trustee Police Foundation, since 1989, Monteverdi Trust. Member president's committee European Foundation for Quality Management, 1988. Fellow London Business School, 1989.
Chairman Princess Royal Trust for Carers, since 1991. Liveryman of Worshipful Company of Wheelwrights, freeman City of London. Member American Chamber of Commerce (member international advisory board since 1991).
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Married Elizabeth Mary McGonnigill, 1967. 2 children.
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British