Clara Furse
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Clara Furse (born 1957) is the Chief Executive of the London Stock Exchange. She was appointed in 2001, and was the first female to occupy the position. In 2005 she was ranked 19th in Fortune magazine's Most powerful women in business list.
Furse was born in Canada to Dutch parents, and educated at schools in Colombia, Denmark and Britain. She graduated from the London School of Economics in 1979 with a BSc in economics.
She joined Philips and Drew as a commodity broker in 1983, and in 1988 was appointed as director of the company. Philips and Drew subsequently merged with the Union Bank of Switzerland, to become UBS Phillips & Drew, and later UBS. Furse became the Managing Director of UBS, primarily responsible for the UBS Global Futures and Options business worldwide
After leaving UBS in 1998, Furse became Group Chief Executive at Credit Lyonnais Rouse, where she stayed until December 2000.
In 1990 Furse joined the board of directors of LIFFE and was the deputy chairman from 1997 until May 1999.
Furse was appointed to the board of the London Stock Exchange on January 24, 2001, and as Chief Executive on February 5, 2001.
Furse's charitable interests include being a Member of the Advisory Council of The Prince's Trust and a Trustee of the RICS Foundation.
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- Clara Furse: A profile from the BBC (Jan 2001)
- London Stock Exchange Press release announcing Furse's appointment as Chief Executive.
- Fortune 50 Most powerful women in business list
- UK stock exchange defends its boss BBC news story (Feb 2003)
- BBC Radio 4 Woman's Hour - Timeline:Clara Furse
- Profile: Stock Exchange boss Clara Furse a profile from thisismoney.co.uk (Dec 2004)
- London School of Economics: World leaders
