Hayley Parsons

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Hayley Parsons
Born (1973-11-22) November 22, 1973 (age 47)[1]
Cwmbran, Wales
OccupationBusinesswoman
Known forFounded Gocompare.com

Hayley Parsons OBE (born 22 November 1973) is a Welsh entrepreneur and investor, most notable as the founder of British financial services comparison website GoCompare.

Early life[]

Born and brought up in Cwmbran South Wales, Parsons began working in the insurance sector aged sixteen after leaving school.[citation needed]

Career[]

In 1992 she began working for Cardiff based Admiral Group and where she launched price comparison site Confused.com.[3]

In 2006 she left Confused.com to found GoCompare.[3]

In 2014, Parsons joined the Entrepreneurship Panel for Wales to advise the Welsh Government on the development and promotion of entrepreneurship in Wales.[4] She is a key figure in the BeTheSpark movement, which promotes entrepeurship in Wales.[5]

She is a member of the Inspire Growth Wales investment consortium, which invests in and mentors technology-focused start-ups and businesses in Wales.[6]

Awards and recognition[]

Parsons was winner of the 'Woman in Business' award at the South Wales Chamber of Commerce Business Awards 2009.[7] She also won the Western Mail's 'Welsh Woman in Innovation Award' in 2008, and the 'Business Leader' category in the Inspire Wales Awards 2010.[8] The awards, which are organised by the Institute of Welsh Affairs, recognise the role that Welsh residents play in encouraging active citizenship and in promoting their communities on a local, regional, national and global scale. In January 2012, Parsons was awarded an OBE for services to the economy.[9]

References[]

  1. ^ Companies House
  2. ^ "Britain's Top 100 Entrepreneurs 2014: No. 41 - Hayley Parsons, Gocompare.com". Management Today. Retrieved 28 September 2018.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b WalesOnline (2010-01-29). "Gocompare Hayley's in a league of her own". walesonline. Retrieved 2018-03-10.
  4. ^ Barry, Sion (2014-01-08). "Leading entrepreneurs appointed to advise Welsh Government". walesonline. Retrieved 2018-03-10.
  5. ^ "The story so far". Be The Spark. 2017-12-01. Retrieved 2018-03-10.
  6. ^ "Home | Inspire Wales". www.inspirewales.com. Retrieved 2018-03-10.
  7. ^ Barry, Sion (2009-09-11). "Best business brains receive their awards at celebration of local talent". walesonline. Retrieved 2018-03-10.
  8. ^ Hutchinson, Clare (2010-06-15). "Awards recognise active citizenship". walesonline. Retrieved 2018-03-10.
  9. ^ Dunkley, Jamie (2012-07-01). "Go Compare founder Hayley Parsons nets £3.2m dividend". ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 2018-03-10.
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