PhD
Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Oakstone Merchant Bank, since 2012; Executive Director, Centre for Opposition Studies (Chairman, 2010), Director, Centre for Islamic Finance (Chairman, 2012), and Professor of Islamic Finance and Banking, University of Bolton
Kt 2018; OBE 2007
Chairman, Masurina Ltd, since 1990
Founding Director, Abel & Cole, organic food business, 1988–2015; Chairman, Freddie’s Flowers Ltd, since 2014
Director, Cygnus Oil and Gas Corporation (formerly Touchstone Resources USA Inc.), 2005–07 (Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, 2005–06)
Chairman, Granite Ltd; Director, Leicester Football Club plc, 1999–2020
Executive Coach, Abensur Consulting, since 2015; Founder and President, Sidekick (formerly Spot.coach), since 2016
KG 1999
Chancellor, Order of the Garter, since 2012; Lord Lieutenant of Co. Tyrone, 1987–2009; Lord Steward of HM Household, 2001–09; company director
Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Wonderhood Studios, since 2018; Chief Executive, Channel Four, 2010–17
CBE 2001
Chairman: Liberty Wines Ltd, 2003–22; Metabolic Services Ltd, since 2013; Groupe Chez Gérard plc, 1994–2003 (Joint Founder, 1986; Chief Executive, 1994–99)
CBE 1994 (MBE 1988); DL
Chairman: Prudential Staff Pension Scheme, 1991–2020; Ferrexpo plc, 2007–17
Comdr, Order of St Olav, 1987 (Kt Comdr 1979); Chairman, Norwegian Telecommunications, 1980–95
DBE 2009 (CBE 2001)
Chair: Royal Academy of Music, since 2014; National Life Stories, since 2015
Kt 2012; CBE 1999; LVO 2002
Deputy Chairman, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, 2015–20 (non-executive Director, 2012–20)
Chief Executive Officer, National Savings and Investments, since 2017
CBE 1994; FRPharmS
Chairman, Silentnight Holdings plc, 1995–2002 (Director, 1993–2002)
3rd Bt cr 1956, of Dewsbury, West Riding of Yorkshire
actor
OBE 2014
Founder, 2004, and Chairman and Creative Director, Mind Candy (Chief Executive Officer, 2004–15); Co-founder and Co-Chief Executive Officer, Calm, since 2012
CBE 2015
Chief Executive Officer, Sonas CS, since 2018; Chief Executive, Belfast Harbour Commissioners, 2005–18
Chairman, Britannia Building Society, 2004–08 (Director, 1998–2008)
