# Dominic Blakemore

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**Dominic William Blakemore** (born 14 June 1969),[1] is a British businessman, the chief executive (CEO) of [Compass Group](/source/Compass_Group). Originally due to take up the post on 1 April 2018, the appointment was brought forward following the death of the CEO [Richard Cousins](/source/Richard_Cousins) in a plane crash in Australia on 31 December 2017.[2]

Yahoo News listed his annual compensation as totalling £4.7 million in 2019.[3]

In 2019 he succeeded outgoing Chair of the Audit Committee, Paul Heiden and joined [London Stock Exchange Group Board](/source/London_Stock_Exchange_Group).[4]

He trained at [PricewaterhouseCoopers](/source/PricewaterhouseCoopers), then worked for [Cadbury's](/source/Cadbury's) from 2004 to 2006, then Iglo Foods (now known as [Nomad Foods](/source/Nomad_Foods)), rising to chief financial officer.[5]

Blakemore joined Compass Group in April 2012 as finance director.[5] He was appointed chief operating officer on 1 December 2015 and stepped down as finance director the same day. On 1 October 2017 he was appointed deputy CEO.[6]

Blakemore was a non-executive director of Shire plc between January 2014 and April 2018[7] and a member of the academic council of [University College London](/source/University_College_London) (a university he graduated from in 1991).[6][8] He was appointed a director of London Stock Exchange Group in January 2020.[7]

He attended [Queen Mary's Grammar School](/source/Queen_Mary's_Grammar_School)[1] and holds an undergraduate degree from [University College London](/source/University_College_London) and is a member of the [Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales](/source/Institute_of_Chartered_Accountants_in_England_and_Wales).[4] He is a member of the Council of University College London.[9]

Blakemore is married and has two sons.[1]

## References

1. Meddings, Sabah (7 March 2021). ["'I'll stand the heat if I can get in a kitchen,' says Compass boss Dominic Blakemore"](https://www.thetimes.com/business-money/article/ill-stand-the-heat-if-i-can-get-in-a-kitchen-says-compass-boss-dominic-blakemore-chxh3h2g7). *The Sunday Times*. Retrieved 29 July 2024.

1. ["Dominic Blakemore | Compass Group"](https://www.compass-group.com/en/media/news/2018/dominic-blakemore.html). *www.compass-group.com*. January 2018. Retrieved 2018-01-01.

1. ["How Is Compass Group's (LON:CPG) CEO Compensated?"](https://uk.news.yahoo.com/compass-groups-lon-cpg-ceo-063107550.html). *uk.news.yahoo.com*. 24 August 2020. Retrieved 2021-01-12.

1. ["Directorate Change – Company Announcement - FT.com"](https://markets.ft.com/data/announce/full?dockey=1323-14152672-11C1C5TIGFAUEVSQQOVH7PJEP5). *markets.ft.com*. Retrieved 2023-03-01.

1. ["Profile: the new CEO of Compass Group, Dominic Blakemore"](http://www.businessrevieweurope.eu/leadership/1455/Profile:-the-new-CEO-of-Compass-Group-Dominic-Blakemore). *www.businessrevieweurope.eu*. Retrieved 28 October 2017.

1. ["Leadership | Compass Group"](https://www.compass-group.com/en/who-we-are/leadership.html#item2). *www.compass-group.com*. Retrieved 2018-01-01.

1. ["Bloomberg.com - Dominic Blakemore"](https://www.bloomberg.com/profile/person/17327913). *www.bloomberg.com*. Retrieved 2021-01-12.

1. ["Compass Group PLC CEO succession FINAL"](https://www.compass-group.com/content/dam/compass-group/corporate/Media/2017/Compass%20Group%20PLC%20CEO%20succession%20FINAL%20210917.pdf). *www.compass-group.com*. 21 September 2017. Retrieved 6 August 2024.

1. UCL (2020-12-18). ["Dominic Blakemore (since 2015)"](https://www.ucl.ac.uk/governance-compliance/council/membership/dominic-blakemore-2015). *Governance and compliance*. Retrieved 2023-03-01.

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