John Bason Explained

John Bason
Birth Date:	df=y 24 April 1957
Birth Place:	Knutsford, Cheshire, England
Nationality:	British
Education:	Trinity College, Cambridge
Occupation:	Businessman

John Bason (born 24 April 1957) is a British businessman.

Early life

John Bason was born on 24 April 1957 in Knutsford, Cheshire, England.^[1] He graduated from Trinity College, Cambridge, where he earned an MA in natural sciences.^[1]

Career

Bason began his career by joining the graduate training scheme at British Airways.^[1]

Bason has served as Finance director of Bunzl.^{[2] [3] [4]} Since May 2009, he has served as Finance Director of Associated British Foods, which owns Primark, British Sugar, Twinings, etc.^{[2] [4] [5]} He also sits on the board of directors of the Compass Group since 21 June 2011.^{[2] [4]} He is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales.^{[2] [4]}

He serves on the board of trustees of Voluntary Service Overseas and is deputy chairman of FareShare.^{[2] [4] [6]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: Interview - Back to Bason. CCH Daily. 4 August 2017. 1 January 2007. Hirschkorn. Jenny.
2. Web site: Stocks. www.bloomberg.com. 7 January 2019.
3. Web site: Associated British Foods plc - About us - Board and committees - Board of directors. www.abf.co.uk. 7 January 2019.
4. Web site: Compass Group Board of Directors. compass-group.com. 7 January 2019.
5. Harry Wallop, AB Foods shares fall on slide in Primark sales, The Daily Telegraph, February 27, 2012
6. Web site: Voluntary Service Overseas International Board of Trustees. vsointernational.org. 7 January 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20130201181036/http://www.vsointernational.org/vso-today/who-we-are/international-board.asp. 1 February 2013. dead.