Val Gooding

Val Gooding is Chief Executive of BUPA, a position she has held since 1998. She was awarded the CBE for services to business in 2002. She has been credited various entrepreneur awards since her Executiveship. Fortune magazine calls her one of the most successful women. [ [http://money.cnn.com/popups/2006/fortune/mostpowerfulwomen_intl/18.html 50 Most Powerful Women in Business 2006, International: Val Gooding | FORTUNE ] ] She was named as the highest earning female executive in Britain during 2004, being paid more than £1.4 million in salary and bonuses. [ [http://business.scotsman.com/executivefatcats/Revealed-highestearning-woman-executive-in.2638401.jp Revealed: highest-earning woman executive in Britain - Scotsman.com Business ] ]

On the 14th of February 2008, Val Gooding announced her retirement as the Chief Executive of BUPA. She will step down on the 15th of May. Ray King, current financial director will succeed her position. [ [http://www.bupa.co.uk/about/html/pr/140208_Val_Gooding_to_retire.html Val Gooding to retire in her 10th year - Ray King named as successor - BUPA press release ] ]

Gooding joined BUPA from British Airways where she held a number of executive positions. She is a non-executive director of J Sainsbury plc (since January 2007) and of Standard Chartered Bank plc (since January 2005). She is a member of the Council of the University of Warwick and of the Advisory Board of the Warwick Business School. She is a Trustee of the British Museum, a non-executive director of the Lawn Tennis Association and a non-executive director of the BBC [ [http://www.bbc.co.uk/info/running/executive/biographies.shtml BBC Executive Board] ] [ [http://www.firstwomenawards.co.uk/FIRST%20WOMAN.pdf First Women Awards ] ]

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* [http://www.bupa.com BUPA website]
* [http://www.firstwomenawards.co.uk/FIRST%20WOMAN.pdf First Woman Awards article on Val Gooding]