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POWERLIST 2008
ZADIE SMITH
ANNETTE THOMAS
Author CEO Macmillan Publishers
IN 2000 Zadie made an indelible ANNETTE WAS appointed
mark as one of Britain’s CEO last year, making her the
most exciting writers with most powerful black woman in
her acclaimed debut novel, British publishing. She joined
WhiteTeeth. A vivid portrait of Nature Publishing Group (NPG)
multicultural London, the book – a division of Macmillan – 14
won a number of awards and years ago and since then has
prizes, including the Guardian held a number of editorial and
First Book Award, the Whitbread publishing roles, including
First Novel Award, and the Publisher of the ground-breaking
Commonwealth Writers Prize. Nature Reviews series. Under
White Teeth has been translated her leadership, NPG established
into over 20 languages and itself as a major scholarly
was adapted for Channel 4 television. She has published two publisher, extending the reach and infl uence of the Nature brand
other novels, The Autograph Man (2002) and On Beauty (2005). in science and medicine and developing an enviable reputation
On Beauty won the 2006 Orange Prize for Fiction. Born in for innovation. In October 2000 Annette was appointed Managing
Willesden, north London, in 1975, to a British father and a Director of NPG and an Executive Director of Macmillan
Jamaican mother, Cambridge graduate Zadie began writing Publishers Ltd. Last year, the former Harvard and Yale student
stories at the age of six. She is currently a Radcliffe Fellow at was awarded the Kim Scott Walwyn prize, set up in 2004 to
Harvard University. celebrate outstanding achievements by women in publishing.
The panel said: ‘Inspired a generation The panel said: ‘Annette is the most
of young writers to believe that there infl uential black person in British
is a space to tell their story.’ publishing by a long way.’
VALERIE TODD
JEAN TOMLIN
Managing Director Group Services, Transport for London (TfL) Director, Human Resources, LOCOG
AS MANAGING Director of Group Services, Valerie ensures JEAN TOMLIN has a fundamental
the delivery of functions across Transport for London, role in the lead up to the 2012
helping shape TfL’s policies and strategies relating to human Olympic and Paralympic Games.
resources, equality and inclusion, procurement, and property She is tasked with overseeing
and facilities. Prior to joining TfL Valerie held a number of the entire recruitment process
senior positions in local government. She is the founding for Locog, the organisation
President of the Women’s Transportation Seminar responsible for staging and
(London), an organisation established in hosting the Games. Locog’s staff
2005 to be a voice for women in transport. is expected to grow to 3,000
In 2007 Valerie was highly commended by by 2012. Jean was previously
Opportunity Now for her work promoting an advisor to the BBC on
gender equality. She was also appointed their programme of change.
a Commissioner for the government’s Formerly, she was Group HR
recently established UK Commission for Director at Marks & Spencer plc. Before that, she was a
Employment and Skills and is a member founder member and HR Director of Egg plc, having previously
of the Employer’s Forum on Disabilities worked for 14 years at the Prudential where she managed
President’s Group. large change programmes and became Sales and Operations
Director of Prudential Direct. Jean has held a number of non-
The panel said: executive roles and has also been a Commissioner for Judicial
‘Ensures Europe’s
Appointments.
biggest transport
The panel said: ‘Jean’s role is one of
authority is run
the most crucial to the smooth
effi ciently and fairly.’
running of the 2012 Olympics.’
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