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Working Together For Young People

Anthony Salz

Executive Vice Chairman, Rothschild

Before moving to Rothschild, Anthony Salz was senior partner of Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, a large, London-based, international law firm. As a lawyer, he specialised in corporate law, and specifically in cross-border M&A and joint ventures.

Among many roles, Anthony is a Trustee of the Tate Foundation, the Eden Project, the Paul Hamlyn Foundation, the Conran Foundation, the Media Standards Trust, Shine (an educational charity) and the Royal Opera House. He was for some years a member of Business in the Community's Business Action on Homelessness Executive Forum and a member of its Education Leadership team. Anthony was also Vice Chairman of the BBC Board of Governors between 2004 and 2006.

Anthony was Co-Chair of the Taskforce Trustees until December 2010 when he resgined to take up a new role in government.

 

Stephen Green

Chairman, HSBC Group plc

Stephen Green was educated at Oxford and Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and spent his early career with the British Government's Ministry of Overseas Development and management consultants' McKinsey & Co.

He joined HSBC in Hong Kong in 1982 with initial responsibility for corporate planning, before being asked to develop the Group's global treasury operations. He was appointed to HSBC's Board in 1998, becoming Group Chief Executive in June 2003 and Group Chairman in May 2006.

Stephen has been Chairman of the British Bankers' Association since November 2006 and is a member of the Prime Minister's Business Council for Britain. He is also a trustee of The British Museum, and an honorary trustee of Peking University.

Stephen resigned from the Taskforce Trustees in December 2010 on becoming ennobled and taking up the role of Minister of State for Trade and Investment.

 

Lesley Longstone

Director General of Young People, Department for Education (until December 2010)

Lesley joined the Department for Education and Skills (DfES) in August 2001.  Initially she was responsible for the Specialist Schools policy and for Academies.  After a brief period as Director for Secondary Education, she became Bill Manager for the 2004 Higher Education Bill, followed by Director with responsibility for international work across DfES. 

In 2006 she moved to a post with responsibility for the Education and Inspections Bill and for choice, diversity and fair access in the schools sector. On the creation of the new Department for Children, Schools and Families, she became Director General of the new Young People Directorate which is responsible for ensuring that all young people make the most of their talents and are able to succeed in life.

Lesley resigned from the Taskforce Trustees in December 2010 to take up a new role as Director General of Infrastructure and Funding at the Department for Education.

Clare Chapman

Director General of Workforce, NHS

As Director General of Workforce, Clare Chapman is responsible for workforce issues in the NHS and social care system. Clare was appointed to the position in January 2007.

Clare has more than 20 years of personnel experience in the UK, USA and Europe. Before joining the Department she was Group Personnel Director at Tesco. Her previous roles include Vice President of Human Resources at Pepsi Cola International's Central Europe Operations offices, and Dean of Quaker University at Quaker Oats Incorporated, where she established the company's worldwide learning institute.