Liv Garfield
| Liv Garfield | |
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.jpg) Olivia Garfield speaking at The London Conference on Cyberspace, 2011 | |
| Born | Olivia Ruth Burgess |
| Nationality | British |
| Education | Bootham School, York |
| Alma mater | New Hall, Cambridge |
| Occupation | Businesswoman |
| Salary | £1,430,500 |
| Title | Chief Executive of Severn Trent plc |
| Term | April 2014- |
| Predecessor | Tony Wray |
| Successor | Incumbent |
| Spouse(s) | Morgan Garfield |
| Children | Two sons |
Olivia "Liv" Ruth Garfield (born 10 September 1975) is an English businesswoman. She is the chief executive of Severn Trent, and formerly the chief executive of Openreach, a BT Group business.
Early life
Olivia was raised in Harrogate.[1] Her parents, who were originally from Liverpool, run a project management and engineering business in Harrogate. Her grandfather was the groundsman at Goodison Park.[1] She was educated at Birklands Belmont School (now Belmont Grosvenor) in Birstwith near Harrogate, followed by the co-educational Bootham School, an independent school in York.[2] She had an ambition to be a presenter of Blue Peter. She read German and French (Modern and Medieval Languages) at the all-female New Hall, Cambridge.[1]
Career
After graduating, she spent a year working at the British Consulate in Brussels.[3] She then worked at Accenture as a consultant in their communications and high-tech market division for six years.[4]
BT
In January 2003, she joined BT as general manager, running a desk-based sales team.[4] She later became BT's director of strategy and regulatory affairs.[4] On 1 April 2011 she was made chief executive of their Openreach division; Openreach had been formed in 2006.[5][6] In that position, she spearheaded and oversaw the £2.5 billion rollout of fibre broadband (BT Infinity service) to two thirds of the UK.[4]
Severn Trent
In April 2014, she became the chief executive of Severn Trent.[7]
Since February 2013, she has been a non-executive director at Tesco.[4]
Personal life
Her husband Morgan Garfield (born 22 January 1976), who she met at university when he was at Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge, runs a property investment fund.[2] She has two sons and a sister and brother. She married in 2002 in North Yorkshire.
See also
- Andrew Duff (businessman), Chairman of Severn Trent since July 2010, and former Chairman of RWE npower from 2003-09.
- Véronique Laury, French CEO of Kingfisher plc since February 2015
- Moya Greene, Canadian CEO of the Royal Mail from July 2010
- Dame Carolyn McCall, CEO of EasyJet since 2010
References
- 1 2 3 Profile - Olivia Garfield: A winning strategy pays off for a woman on her way to the top - Yorkshire Post
- 1 2 Liv Garfield, mother-of-two, becomes FTSE's youngest female boss | Mail Online
- ↑ Telecom star Liv Garfield set for splash landing - Business Analysis & Features - Business - The Independent
- 1 2 3 4 5 Hotshot takes helm at Severn Trent - FT.com
- ↑ Liv Garfield to become CEO of Severn Trent
- ↑ BT March 2011
- ↑ http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/severn-trents-liv-garfield-vows-to-keep-lowest-bills-after-beating-city-expectations-9453479.html
External links
| Business positions | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Tony Wray |
Chief Executive of Severn Trent | Succeeded by Incumbent |
| Preceded by Steve Robertson |
Chief Executive of Openreach April 2011 - February 2014 |
Succeeded by Joe Garner |