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Commissioner / Committee member declaration of interests NameSuzanne BaxterRoleCommissionerPart 1: BiographyPlease provide concise (max 130 words) and objective biographical details for publication on the Commission's website, and elsewhere. Suzanne is an experienced board member, finance professional and chair. She has been actively involved in the national diversity and women on boards’ agendas and was Deputy Chair and Advisory Board member to the Business in the Community (BITC) Gender Equality Campaign for over 10 years. Suzanne has extensive board and Chair experience. She is a Non-Executive Director and Audit Committee Chair of WHSmith plc and is the External Board Member at Pinsent Masons LLP. She was formerly Group Finance Director of Mitie Group plc. Her earlier career was spent at Serco and in the accountancy profession with PwC and Deloitte. Her previous roles include Chair of BITC (South West) and Chair of the Business Services Association. Suzanne is a Fellow of the ICAEW and the Royal Society of Arts. Part 2: Relevant pecuniary interestsPlease list your or close family members' or associates’ relevant pecuniary interests. These might include:any business interests (for example your employment, trade, profession, contracts, or any company with which they are associated); and any wider financial interests (for example trust funds, investments, and assets including land and property);sponsorship or payments for specific activities not covered in (a) or (b) (e.g.one-off speaking engagements, or study tours).which may have a direct bearing on the business of the Commission, or which a fair minded person might reasonably think could influence your judgment.Non-Executive director of W H Smith plcChair of the Audit Committee of W H Smith plc and a member of its Nomination and Remuneration CommitteesShareholder of W H Smith plc Independent external Board member, Pinsent Masons LLPPreviously Group Finance Director of Mitie Group plc (Ceased February 2017)Shareholder of Mitie Group plcA number of other shareholdings. I have never had any influence over the funds and entities of these.Part 3: Relevant non-pecuniary interestsPlease list your or close family members' or associates’ relevant non-pecuniary interests. These might include membership or active involvement with any: public bodiespolitical partiescampaigning groupsprofessional and trade bodiescharities and other voluntary and community sector bodieswhich, even if not remunerated, may have a direct bearing on the business of the Commission, or which a fair minded person might reasonably think could influence your judgment.Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and WalesFellow of the Royal Society of ArtsPreviously Chair of the Business Services Association trade body for the Support Services industry – ended December 2016Previously Chair BITC (SW) regional board – ended February 2017Previously member and Deputy Chair BITC gender equality campaign – ended February 2017Part 4: Gifts and hospitality Please confirm by completing and returning the attached Gifts and Hospitality form (Appendix A) details of any of any gifts, hospitality or favours you have received or provided that may be related to your membership of the Commission’s Board or Committees.You should include details of the person(s) or organisation(s) offering or in receipt of the gift, hospitality, or favour, the date, the purpose or object of the offer and the reason why the gift, hospitality or favour was or was not acceptedYou do not normally need to include: hospitality received which is implicitly registered by the declarations of interest in Parts 1 and 2 (for example if you have declared that you are a director of a campaigning group, you do not need additionally to declare all gifts and hospitality received while working in that capacity);isolated gifts of a trivial character or inexpensive seasonal gifts (e.g. trade calendars) valued up to ?25:00conventional hospitality associated with routine Commission business (for example refreshments provided during a meeting with stakeholders).NonePart 5: Version Control and updates [Officer Use Only]This declaration was updated on 29 April 2020 and reflected no changes since the last declaration. It was agreed as current following discussion of Commissioners’ interests at the EHRC Board meeting of 14 May 2020 at which Suzanne Baxter was present. ................
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