Founder of British Linen Advisers Ltd., Lesley Mary Samuel Knox is a South African businessperson who has been the head of 7 different companies and presently is Chairman at Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Ltd.

She is also on the board of 8 other companies.

In her past career Ms. Knox occupied the position of Non-Executive Chairman at Alliance Trust Plc, Chairman of GGL Group Number Two Ltd. and Chairman at Grosvenor International Fund Management Ltd. (a subsidiary of GGL Group Number Two Ltd.), Chairman of Design Dundee Ltd., Non-Executive Director at HMV Group Plc, Chairman at Liontrust Investments Ltd. and Governor at The British Linen Co. Ltd.

Ms. Knox received a graduate degree from the University of Cambridge.