Peter Phillipson, Esq, OBE

Career: Gillette Co: salesman/area sales mangr UK 1978-1983, brand mangr deodorants UK 1983-85, brand supervisor UK 1985-86, mktg mangr Europe 1986-88, new business devpt dir North Atlantic 1988-89, mktg dir Europe 1989-90; United Distillers (Guinness plc): mktg dir UK 1990-92, mktg dir Int 1992-94; md First Choice Holidays and exec dir First Choice Holidays and Flights plc 1994-96, Diageo plc 1996-99 (md United Distillers UK, memb bd United Distillers Ltd, memb bd Dillon's Ireland); chief exec: Eldridge Pope & Co plc 1999-2001, Tussauds Gp 2001-07; non-exec chm Merlin Entertainment Gp 2007-09; non-exec dir Saga Gp Ltd