Denise Kingsmill
- Profession: Deputy chairman of the Competition Commission
- Place/Date of Birth: New Zealand
Denise Kingsmill - Deputy chairman of the Competition Commission
Denise was born in New Zealand where she spent most of her time on a sheep farm before emigrating as a child to Croesyceilliog in Wales. After gaining a degree at Girton College, Cambridge, she worked in fashion. Later in life she decided upon law and became one of the most successful lawyers in the country. She specialised in high-profile redundancies and pay-offs - memorably securing £24 million for Direct Line’s Peter Wood - she took a serious drop in salary to work for the Competition Commission and is best friends with Salman Rushdie, the pair have been friends since they shared a house after university.
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