Ms Alice Perkins, CB

Career: DSS (formerly DHSS): joined as admin trainee 1971, private sec to Min of State 1974-75, princ 1975, asst to Chm of Supp Benefits Cmmn 1975-77, asst sec 1984-90, under sec and dir of personnel 1990-93; HM Treasy: head Def and Material Gp 1993-95, dep dir of public spending 1995-98; dir of corp mgmnt Dept of Health 1998-2000; head Corp Devpt Gp Cabinet Office 2001-05; chm Post Office Ltd 2011-; non-exec dir: Littlewoods Organisation plc 1997-2000, Taylor Nelson Sofres plc 2005-, BAA plc 2006