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Denise Kingsmill was born in Roturoa (New Zealand) on April 27, 1947. Baroness Kingsmill is a member of the House of Lords and of the European Union Financial Affairs Committee. Her career has encompassed periods as a leading lawyer in London and as non-executive Director in the boards of public, private, charitable, arts and UK government boards.

After an early career in the textile and fashion industry Baroness Kingsmill became one of London's leading lawyers handling disputes for some of the UK's leading FTSE companies.

Baroness Kingsmill was apponted as Deputy Chair to the Competition Commission, the UK's anti-trust regulator. She chaired more than 20 major investigations into monopolies and mergers in fields as diverse as banking, underwriting, car pricing, milk, energy supply and cruise liners.

Baroness Kingsmill has headed two Government inquiries: one into women's pay and employment and the other into the manner in which companies manage their Human Capital.

Currently, Baroness Kingsmill is a member of the supervisory board of E.ON.SE, and a non-executive director of International Airlines Group SA and APR Energy plc where she is the senior independent director.

She is Deputy Chair of the PWC Advisory Board and Chairman of the (24)7 Inc UK Advisory Board. She is a member of the International Advisory Board of the Spaniesh business school, IESE.

She writes a regular column for Management Today and writes and speaks on a wide range of business and political issues. She holds a number of honorary degrees in Law and Business and was awarded the CBE for service to Employment Law and Competition in 2000.