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Susan Anderson Biographies

Susan Anderson
director, public services and skills

Susan Anderson studied English at Loughborough University and later took an MSc in Social Policy and Planning at the LSE.

After leaving University, Susan worked in retail management before joining the CBI. She has worked on pension policy, and health
& safety policy and was appointed head of Employee Resourcing in 1995. In this role she was responsible for a group of seven working on labour market issues including pay and benefits, working time and employee mobility as well as European employment legislation.

Susan was appointed director of Human Resources Policy in
June 2000, taking responsibility for education and training issues, pay and benefits, employee rights and relations, and Social Europe.

Susan moved to take responsibility for education and skills, and public services in July 2008. Susan is also a council member of ACAS (Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service) and a commissioner on the Low Pay Commission.

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