Norman Blackwell (Lord Blackwell)

Chairman

Norman was appointed Chairman of Interserve on 1 January 2006 having joined the Group as a non-executive director the previous September. His other business interests include non-executive directorships at Ofcom, Standard Life and Halma and board membership of the Centre for Policy Studies.

A former partner of McKinsey & Company, Norman was Head of the Prime Minister’s Policy Unit from 1995-1997 and was appointed a life peer in 1997. His past business roles have included Director of Group Development at NatWest Group, non-executive directorships at SEGRO and Dixons Group and board membership of the Office of Fair Trading. Norman, born in July 1952, chairs the Nomination Committee.