ashley (laura) holdings plc (ALY:London)

Executive Profile*

Background*

Mr. John Lawson Thornton has been an Advisor of Laura Ashley Holdings PLC since September 22, 2004. Mr. Thornton served as a General Partner at The Goldman Sachs Group Inc. since 1988. He joined Goldman Sachs in 1980. He served as the President and Co-Chief Operating Officer of The Goldman Sachs Group Inc. from May 1999 to March 24, 2003. He has more than 20 years at Goldman Sachs Group Inc. He served as the Co-Chief Executive of Goldman Sachs International, Goldman ... Sachs Group's business in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. He served as a Senior Advisor of Goldman Sachs Group Inc. until March 25, 2003. Mr. Thornton served as the President of Group LP from March 1999 to May 1999 and Co-Chief Operating Officer from January 1999 to May 1999. From August 1998 to January 1999, he was responsible for International Operations. From July 1995 to September 1997, he served as a Co-Chief Executive Officer for European Operations. He has been Co-Chairman of Barrick Gold Corporation since February 16, 2012. He serves as the Chairman of Board of Trustees at The Brookings Institution. He is a leading international businessman and corporate director. He has been Chairman and Director of HSBC North America, Inc. since December 1, 2008. Mr. Thornton serves as Non-Executive Chairman of HSBC North America Holdings Inc. From September 1996 to August 1998, he served as the Chairman of Goldman Sachs - Asia and Laura Ashley Holdings PLC from 1996 to 1999. He has been an Independent Non-Executive Director at HSBC Holdings Plc since December 2008 and China United Network Communications Group Company Limited since October 2008. He has been an Independent Director of Ford Motor Co. since 1996. He serves as a Director of Barrick Energy Inc. He has been an Independent Non-Executive Director of China Netcom Group Corp. (Hong Kong) Ltd. (AKA China Netcom (Group) Company Limited) since September 15, 2004. Mr. Thornton serves as a Director or Trustee of several educational and philanthropic organizations. He serves as a Member of International Advisory Council of China Investment Corp. He has been an Independent Non Executive Director of China Unicom (Hong Kong) Limited since October 15, 2008. He serves as Director of IMG Worldwide, Inc. Mr. Thornton serves as a Director of Pacific Century Group Holdings Limited (Hong Kong and Singapore). He serves as a Member of Board of Advisors at The Yale School of Management. He serves as a Member of Advisory Board of Temasek Holdings (Pte) Ltd. He served as a Director of News Corp. Ltd from June 25, 2004 to October 16, 2012. He served as Director of Intel Corporation from July 23, 2003 to May 19, 2010. He served as an Independent Director of Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Ltd. from October 2005 to November 19, 2008. He served as a Director of DIRECTV, Inc. (formerly DirecTV Group Inc.) from December 22, 2003 to July 27, 2004. He also served as a Member of Advisory Council at Acumen Fund. He served as a Director of Nokia Corporation since April 2004. He served as a Director of British Sky Broadcasting Group PLC from December 1994 to May 11, 2004. He served as a Non-Executive Director of Laura Ashley Holdings PLC from July 1995 to September 22, 2004. Mr. Thornton served as a Director of Goldman Sachs Group Inc. from 1998 to March 24, 2003. He served as a Director of The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. from 1998 to March 24, 2003. He served as a Director of The Goldman Sachs Foundation until March 25, 2003. He serves as the Professor and Director for the newly established program for Global Leadership. He has been a Professor at Tsinghua University of Beijing since March 25, 2003. Mr. Thornton is the first non-Chinese to receive such an appointment as a Professor. In addition, he is affiliated with certain non-profit organizations, including the Chairman of the Executive Committee, a Member of the Council on Foreign Relations, and a Member of the Advisory Board or Trustee of the Asia Society, The Hotchkiss School, Morehouse College, Professor and Director of Global Leadership at The Tsinghua University School of Economics and Management (Beijing), the Yale University Investment Committee, and the Yale School of Management. He served at both the School of Economics and Management and the School of Public Policy and Management. Mr. Thornton has a Bachelor's degree in History from Harvard College in 1976, a Bachelor's and a Master's degree in Jurisprudence from Oxford University in 1978, and a Master's degree in Public and Private Management from the Yale School of Management in 1980.

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