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Stella Rimington
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Stella Rimington Biography
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- Leadership
- Security & Risk
- Women
DAME STELLA RIMINGTON DCB was formerly Director General of the Security Service (MI5). She has penned several books, including her autobiography 'Open Secret' and is one of the most widely revered keynote and after dinner speakers on the corporate circuit.
Conference & After Dinner Speaker
Dame Stella Rimington is a lady of extraordinary talents. Not only did she reach the pinnacle of success in a truly male dominated career, but she is now one of the most distinguished, interesting and articulate speakers on the corporate circuit. Dame Stella is hugely popular as both a conference speaker, covering topics of leadership, teamwork and women’s issues and an after dinner speaker with delectable anecdotes from her time at MI5. She is currently more in demand as a speaker than ever, with her insights and views on terrorism and security.
Director General of MI5
In 1969 she joined the Security Service as a full time employee. She worked in all the main fields of the Service's responsibilities, counter subversion, counter espionage and counter terrorism, becoming successively director of all three branches. She was appointed Director General of MI5 in 1992, the first woman to hold the post and the first Director General to be publicly named. During her time as Director General she pursued a policy of greater openness for MI5, giving the 1994 Dimbleby Lecture on BBC TV and several other public lectures and publishing a booklet about the Service. She retired from MI5 in April 1996.
Life after MI5
She is currently a Non Executive Director of BG Group plc and an Associate Director of CPS, where she does executive coaching and mentoring. She is a Governor of Town Close House Preparatory School, Norwich.
Honours
Stella Rimington was made a Dame Commander of the Bath in the 1996 New Year Honours List. She has received honorary degrees from Nottingham, Exeter and London Metropolitan Universities.
Publications
- Autobiography Open Secret was published in 2001 (Hutchinson)
- Stella Rimington's first novel At Risk has a central theme of terrorism and mixes East End gangsters, hierarchy and the role of women in government organisations (Hutchinson 2004)
- Latest fiction Secret Asset plots the task of an MI5 intelligence officer in the search for a terrorist hell bent on bringing down the British establishment (Hutchinson 2006)
Speaking Topics
- Leadership
- Women's Issues
- Security & Risk
- Terrorism
"Dame Stella Rimington was superb and a joy to work with.
She is an excellent speaker, she fielded the questions incredibly well
and came across to the audience as a being a genuine and amazing lady"
RSA Security Conference 2005
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Stella Rimington News
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A Third of Women Take on the Role of Breadwinner
20th July 2010As a survey announces the rise of women’s involvement in domestic financial affairs, speakers such as entrepreneur Kanya King MBE and scientist Baroness Susan Greenfield CBE are also becoming increasingly popular. However, is there more to the figures than initially meets the eye?
20th July 2010As a survey announces the rise of women’s involvement in domestic financial affairs, speakers such as entrepreneur Kanya King MBE and scientist Baroness Susan Greenfield CBE are also becoming increasingly popular. However, is there more to the figures than initially meets the eye?
Albarn and Rimington to edit Today
28th November 2007Musician Damon Albarn and former MI5 director-general Dame Stella Rimington are to edit BBC Radio 4's Today programme over the Christmas period.
28th November 2007Musician Damon Albarn and former MI5 director-general Dame Stella Rimington are to edit BBC Radio 4's Today programme over the Christmas period.
Stella Rimington supports EU plan to tackle terrorism
21st October 2005Former MI5 head says authorities need greater access to electronic data
21st October 2005Former MI5 head says authorities need greater access to electronic data
What Do Leaders Really Do? By Jeff Grout
19th December 2007Jeff Grout writes article for the Edge Magazine due to be published in February 2008
19th December 2007Jeff Grout writes article for the Edge Magazine due to be published in February 2008
Will Howard Gardner, a visionary and one of the world's authorities on leadership, be voted Thinker 50 in the 2009 poll?
3rd August 2009A visionary and lauded public intellectual, Harvard professor, Howard Gardner has not only revolutionized our understanding of intelligence and creativity, but he has also established himself as one of the world’s foremost authorities on leadership and professional responsibility. He is a contender for this year's Thinker 50 poll and is a much sought-after international keynote speaker
3rd August 2009A visionary and lauded public intellectual, Harvard professor, Howard Gardner has not only revolutionized our understanding of intelligence and creativity, but he has also established himself as one of the world’s foremost authorities on leadership and professional responsibility. He is a contender for this year's Thinker 50 poll and is a much sought-after international keynote speaker
Winner of the 2008 Thinkers 50, CK Prahalad one of the most influential business & management thinkers of our time, is a definite contender for the 2009 poll
7th July 2009The winner of the bi-annual Thinkers 50 survey in 2007 was CK Prahalad. He is one of the most influential management and business thinkers of our time and is a definite contender for this year's poll. Coimbatore Prahalad is Professor of Strategy at the Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan and is a world renowned business speaker
7th July 2009The winner of the bi-annual Thinkers 50 survey in 2007 was CK Prahalad. He is one of the most influential management and business thinkers of our time and is a definite contender for this year's poll. Coimbatore Prahalad is Professor of Strategy at the Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan and is a world renowned business speaker
Lessons learnt from Steve Jobs, co-founder of Apple - one of the greatest speakers ever
19th November 2009The Times is featuring extracts from Simon Maier and Jerremy Kourdi's book 'The 100: Insights and lessons from 100 of the greatest speeches ever delivered'. Read The Times article on lessons learnt from one of the world's best speakers - Steve Jobs, co-founder of Apple and former chief executive officer of Pixar Animation Studios.
19th November 2009The Times is featuring extracts from Simon Maier and Jerremy Kourdi's book 'The 100: Insights and lessons from 100 of the greatest speeches ever delivered'. Read The Times article on lessons learnt from one of the world's best speakers - Steve Jobs, co-founder of Apple and former chief executive officer of Pixar Animation Studios.
What can conference speakers learn from the great orator, Martin Luther King
22nd October 2009The first of 10 articles in The Times yesterday featured an extract on Martin Luther King from Simon Maier and Jeremy Kourdi's book 'The 100: Insights and Lessons from 100 of the Greatest Speeches Ever Delivered'. Over the coming weeks, other of the world's greatest speakers will be featured including Napoleon Bonaparte, Barack Obama and Socrates. No doubt, there will be much that today's conference speakers can learn.
22nd October 2009The first of 10 articles in The Times yesterday featured an extract on Martin Luther King from Simon Maier and Jeremy Kourdi's book 'The 100: Insights and Lessons from 100 of the Greatest Speeches Ever Delivered'. Over the coming weeks, other of the world's greatest speakers will be featured including Napoleon Bonaparte, Barack Obama and Socrates. No doubt, there will be much that today's conference speakers can learn.
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Greg Dyke and Stuart Hampson take up advisory roles with the NHS
17th April 2009The NHS has recruited two captains of industry in an effort to improve leadership in the health service. Greg Dyke, who ran the BBC for four years and Sir Stuart Hampson, former chairman of John Lewis are among a group of health outsiders drafted in to provide the NHS with insights on raising standards in larger corporations.
17th April 2009The NHS has recruited two captains of industry in an effort to improve leadership in the health service. Greg Dyke, who ran the BBC for four years and Sir Stuart Hampson, former chairman of John Lewis are among a group of health outsiders drafted in to provide the NHS with insights on raising standards in larger corporations.
Stella Rimington Reviews
Stella Rimington has spoken and appeared at a number of recent corporate events. Please find some client speaker testimonials and reviews for Stella Rimington for a number of these events and conferences. If you would like some additional information as to how to book Stella Rimington for your corporate event, then please contact one of the Speakers Corner booking agents on +44 (0) 208 365 3200 or email info@speakerscorner.co.uk
"Best presentation in a long time. Bring her to the RSA Conference 2006 in the US! Excellent speaker. Fielded the questions very well - incredibly well. Came across as being genuine and amazing lady. Very entertaining & knowledgeable. Need more speakers with new angles such as Dame Stella Rimington."
"Brilliant speaker to start the day. Dame Stella was excellent."
"Thanks for a very valued contribution to the event. "
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