| Dominic William Blakemore | |
| Birth Date: | 14 June 1969 |
| Nationality: | British |
| Occupation: | businessman |
| CEO, Compass Group | |
| Term: | 2018- |
| Predecessor: | Richard Cousins |
Dominic William Blakemore (born 14 June 1969),[1] is a British businessman, the chief executive (CEO) of 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 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.[4]
He trained at PricewaterhouseCoopers, then worked for Cadbury's from 2004 to 2006, then Iglo Foods (now known as 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 (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 and holds an undergraduate degree from University College London and is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales. He is a member of the Council of University College London.[9]
Blakemore is married and has two sons.