Age, Biography and Wiki
Clara Furse (Clara Hedwig Frances Siemens) was born on 16 September, 1957 in Canada, is an A 21st-century english businesswoman. Discover Clara Furse's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is she in this year and how she spends money? Also learn how she earned most of networth at the age of 66 years old?
| Popular As |
Clara Hedwig Frances Siemens |
| Occupation |
Businesswoman |
| Age |
66 years old |
| Zodiac Sign |
Virgo |
| Born |
16 September 1957 |
| Birthday |
16 September |
| Birthplace |
Canada |
| Nationality |
Canada
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She is a member of famous Businesswoman with the age 66 years old group.
Clara Furse Height, Weight & Measurements
At 66 years old, Clara Furse height not available right now. We will update Clara Furse's Height, weight, Body Measurements, Eye Color, Hair Color, Shoe & Dress size soon as possible.
| Physical Status |
| Height |
Not Available |
| Weight |
Not Available |
| Body Measurements |
Not Available |
| Eye Color |
Not Available |
| Hair Color |
Not Available |
Who Is Clara Furse's Husband?
Her husband is Richard Furse (1981–present)
| Family |
| Parents |
Not Available |
| Husband |
Richard Furse (1981–present) |
| Sibling |
Not Available |
| Children |
3 |
Clara Furse Net Worth
Her net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Clara Furse worth at the age of 66 years old? Clara Furse’s income source is mostly from being a successful Businesswoman. She is from Canada. We have estimated Clara Furse's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
| Net Worth in 2024 |
$1 Million - $5 Million |
| Salary in 2024 |
Under Review |
| Net Worth in 2023 |
Pending |
| Salary in 2023 |
Under Review |
| House |
Not Available |
| Cars |
Not Available |
| Source of Income |
Businesswoman |
Clara Furse Social Network
Timeline
Dame Clara Hedwig Frances Furse DBE (born 16 September 1957) was the Chief Executive of the London Stock Exchange between January 2001 and May 2009, and was the first woman to occupy the position.
She graduated from the London School of Economics in 1979 with a BSc in economics.
Clara Furse is the Chair of HSBC UK.
She is also a non-executive Director Assicurazioni Generali S.p,A.
She is a member of the Panel of Senior Advisors to Chatham House and the European Financial Services Roundtable (EFR).
In March 2021 she became Chair of the UK Voluntary Carbon Markets Forum, establishing a group that aims to operationalise a global, high integrity market for voluntary carbon credits; an essential component of an accelerated and economically productive transition to net zero.
She began her career in 1979 as a broker, joining Phillips & Drew in 1983.
During the 1990s she also served as a non-executive Director, committee chair and Deputy Chair of the London International Financial Futures and Options Exchange (LIFFE).
At UBS she became a managing director in 1995 and Global Head of Futures in 1996.
Prior to joining the Exchange, Furse was Group Chief Executive of Credit Lyonnais Rouse from 1998 to 2000.
Before that she spent 15 years at UBS.
Furse's career has spanned a broad range of global financial markets.
From January 2001 to May 2009 she was Chief Executive of the London Stock Exchange, a FTSE 100 company.
During this period she was also a non-executive Director of Euroclear plc, LCH Clearnet Group Ltd., Fortis SA and a member of the Shanghai International Financial Advisory Council.
Furse listed the 200-year-old exchange on its own market in 2001, which prompted a record five unsolicited or hostile bids in under two and half years from late 2004 to early 2007.
In 2005, she was ranked 19th in Fortune magazine's most powerful women in business list.
In 2007, Furse was listed among Time 100 most influential people in the world.
Furse was born in Canada to Dutch parents, and educated at schools in Colombia, Denmark, and Britain.
A major technology upgrade to TradElect, in 2007, proved to be disastrous causing multiple severe outage, only 2 year after its 'debut', months after Clara Furse's tenure ended, Microsoft's TradElect was discarded for a cheaper and 10+ time faster Linux based solution, still in use more than a decade later, by 2009 LSE market share.
The exchange conducted a number of successful bid defences before completing its merger with Borsa Italiana in October 2007, which provided the foundation for a diversification into derivatives, fixed income, clearing and settlement.
She was appointed Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE) in the 2008 Birthday Honours.
Furse was a non-executive Director of Fortis when the Belgian bank, in partnership with Royal Bank of Scotland and Santander, purchased ABN Amro in 2008.
The acquisition led to the bailout of Fortis which was subsequently sold off in parts to the Belgian and Dutch states and BNP Paribas.
From 2009 to 2013, she was a non-executive Director of Legal & General plc.
She was a non-executive Director of Nomura Holdings from June 2010 to March 2017.
In 2012, she chaired the Lead Expert Group of the UK government's Office for Science Foresight project on The Future of Computer Trading in Financial Markets.
She was a member of Bocconi University's International Advisory Council for 8 years until 2022.
She was a non-executive Director of Vodafone plc.
She was an External Member of the Bank of England's Financial Policy Committee (FPC); a policymaker on the new statutory body and macroprudential regulator from April 2013 until October 2016.
from 2014 to 2023 and of Amadeus IT Group S.A.
For six years until April 2017, she was on the board of the UK's Department for Work and Pensions and latterly its lead independent Director.
