from 2007 until 2013. He has been a non-executive director of Associated British Foods (2006-), Credit Agricole (2007-2011), EDF (2009-), Candover PLC (2008-)and Valeo SA (2007-). He is a Trustee of the Thomson Reuters Founders share company (2013-), and Chairman of the Advisory Council of the British Library (2011 -). He was Chairman of the House of Lords Appointments Commission from 2008 until 2013). he has served on sub-committees C, E and F of the House of Lords Select Committee on European Union affairs. Family Jay married Sylvia Mylroie in 1975. In 2005, Lady Jay was appointed Vice-Chairman of L'Oreal UK & Ireland, then Chairman from 2011 to 2013. She has been a non-executive director on the board of Alcatel-Lucent, and is non-executive director of St-Gobain, Lazard and Casino Group. She is Chairman of the Pilgrim Trust and has been a trustee of the Prison Reform Trust and Entente Cordiale Scholarship Scheme. In 2019, she was appointed as High Sheriff of Oxfordshire. Arms References External links Announcement of life peerage Offices held 1946 births Living people People educated at Winchester College Alumni of Magdalen College, Oxford Fellows of Magdalen College, Oxford Alumni of SOAS University of London Jay of Ewelme, Michael Jay, Baron Ambassadors of the United Kingdom to France Jay of Ewelme, Michael Jay, Baron Jay of Ewelme, Michael Jay, Baron Permanent Under-Secretaries of State for Foreign Affairs Civil servants in the Ministry of Overseas Development Civil servants in the Cabinet Office Members of HM Diplomatic Service 20th-century British diplomats Life peers created by Elizabeth II