Ian served as Minister of State for Trade and Investment from 2013 to 2015. Prior to this, he was Group CEO at BT Group plc from 2008 to 2013, having previously been CEO at BT Retail, and Group CFO.
From 1996 to 2002 Ian held the position of CFO at Dixons Group plc, after holding a number of roles over more than a decade in the company.
Ian is chairman of Man Group plc, chairman of Dixons Carphone plc, a non-executive director of Celtic plc and Belmond Ltd, a serving member of the House of Lords and a trustee on the board of Jewish Care.