Niall FitzGerald KBE

Deputy Chairman

Niall FitzGerald, KBE, is a Deputy Chairman of Thomson Reuters. He joined the Reuters board in 2003 and became Chairman in 2004, a position he held until April 2008 when Reuters was acquired. Mr. FitzGerald was Chairman and CEO of Unilever PLC, a consumer goods company, from 1996 until his retirement in October 2004. Mr. FitzGerald chairs the British Museum Board of Trustees, Investment Climate Facility for Africa and Hakluyt & Co. Ltd. and is a member of the World Economic Forum Foundation board. He serves a number of other not-for-profit organizations and is on various advisory bodies. He has a Commerce degree from University College in Dublin and holds a number of honorary doctorates from U.S., British and Irish universities.

Director Info

Age: 64  Location: London, United Kingdom

Director since 2008

Independent

Areas of expertise: international business, operations, finance

Committee membership: Corporate Governance, Human Resources

Other public company board memberships: -