Clara Furse
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Clara Furse (born 1957) is the Chief Executive of the London Stock Exchange. She was appointed in 2001, and was the first female to occupy the position. In 2005 she was ranked 19th in Fortune magazine's Most powerful women in business list.[1]
Furse was born in Canada to Dutch parents, and educated at schools in Colombia, Denmark and Britain. She graduated from the London School of Economics in 1979 with a BSc in economics.[2]
Clara Furse has been Chief Executive of the London Stock Exchange since February 2001.
Prior to joining the Exchange, Clara was Group Chief Executive of Credit Lyonnais Rouse from 1998 to 2000.
Her career has spanned a broad range of global financial markets. She began her career in 1979 as a broker, joining Phillips and Drew (now UBS) in 1983, becoming a Director of the company in 1988, Executive Director in 1992, Managing Director in 1995 and Global Head of Futures in 1996. In addition, she served as a board member and Deputy Chairman of LIFFE (1991-1999).
She is a member of the Board of Euroclear plc, LCH.Clearnet and Fortis. She is also a Companion of the Chartered Management Institute, a member of the CBI President’s Committee, the CBI Task Force on Climate Change and a Member of the Court of the Worshipful Company of International Bankers.
In 2007, Furse was listed among Time Magazine's 100 Most Influential People in The World.[3]
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- Clara Furse: A profile from the BBC (Jan 2001)
- London Stock Exchange Press release announcing Furse's appointment as Chief Executive.
- UK stock exchange defends its boss BBC news story (Feb 2003)
- BBC Radio 4 Woman's Hour - Timeline:Clara Furse
- Profile: Stock Exchange boss Clara Furse a profile from thisismoney.co.uk (Dec 2004)
