Premier Farnell names new chairman

25th May 2011 08:31

Valerie Gooding, the former chief executive of health insurance firm BUPA, is to be the new chairman of Premier Farnell, the electronic and industrial components distributor.Gooding, who will give up her non-executive directorship on the board of supermarket group Sainsbury when she moves into the chair at Premier, will succeed Sir Peter Gershon when he steps down at Premier's annual general meeting on 15 June.Prior to joining BUPA, Gooding held a number of senior roles at BritishAirways, and has previously been recognised in Fortune magazine's list of the most powerful women in world business. She will continue to serve as a non-executive director on the Boards of Standard Chartered and the BBC. ---jh