David Bell (publisher)
Sir David Charles Maurice Bell[1] is a former Director for People at Pearson Group[2][3] and was Chairman of the Financial Times until the end of 2009.[4][5][6] In November 2012 he became Chair of the Syndicate of Cambridge University Press. He is married with three children.[7]
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Education [edit]
Sir David was educated at Worth School.[8] He is an alumnus of the University of Pennsylvania and Cambridge University.[7][9]
In 2007, Sir David was awarded an honorary degree from City University London.[10]
Positions [edit]
As Chairman of the UK's Millennium Commission,[11] and as Chairman of the Millennium Bridge Trust David Bell signed off London's Millennium Bridge,[9] which he could see from his office window at the FT.
He is Chair of the Media Standards Trust,[12] which helps to administer the Orwell Prize.[13]
He is a director of ImagineNations, where he is also Secretary and Treasurer.[14]
He is a Governor at Worth School, a Catholic independent school in Sussex.
Sir David is Chair of Council at Roehampton University.[7]
Sir David is also Chairman of Sadler's Wells.[15]
Sir David is a trustee of Common Purpose UK.[4][9]
Sir David was chairman of Crisis UK for 10 years until 2012.[16]
Sir David is an assessor on the Leveson Inquiry.[17]
Sir David is Chair of the Press Syndicate of Cambridge University Press.
Knighthood [edit]
Sir David was made a Knight Batchelor for services to industry, the arts and charity[1][9][18] in the Queen's 2004 birthday honours.[1][19][20]
References [edit]
- ^ a b c Birthday Honours List — United Kingdom, The London Gazette, Saturday 12 June 2004, retrieved 19 April 2010
- ^ Progress Report 2008, Pearson, retrieved 19 April 2010
- ^ Environment 2008, Pearson, retrieved 19 April 2010
- ^ a b Sir David Bell, Common Purpose, retrieved 20 April 2010
- ^ Sir David Bell, LES50NS, 9 May 2000, retrieved 19 April 2010
- ^ Jagran, Dainik (28 June 2004), On Record, afaqs.com, retrieved 19 April 2010
- ^ a b c Sir David Bell, Roehampton University, retrieved 19 April 2010
- ^ Worth, guidetoindependentschools.com, retrieved 19 April 2010
- ^ a b c d Sir David Bell, Chairman of the Executive Committee, silatech.com, retrieved 19 April 2010
- ^ Annual Review 2006/7, City University London, retrieved 19 April 2010
- ^ Queen dedicates Millennium Bridge, BBC News, 9 May 2000, retrieved 19 April 2010
- ^ The Pearson Debate, Pearson, retrieved 19 April 2010
- ^ Who's Who, The Orwell Prize, retrieved 19 April 2010
- ^ , silatech.com http://www.imaginenations.org/bios/david_bell.aspx, retrieved 19 April 2010 Missing or empty
|title=(help) - ^ Board members, Sadler's Wells, retrieved 19 April 2010
- ^ "National Grid Chief Executive joins Crisis as new chairman" (Press release). Crisis. March 5, 2012. Retrieved October 15, 2012.
- ^ http://www.levesoninquiry.org.uk/people/assessors/sir-david-bell/
- ^ Knights Bachelor, nationalarchives.gov.uk, retrieved 20 April 2010
- ^ Newsletter Spring 2005, Trinity Hall, Cambridge, retrieved 19 April 2010
- ^ PMS Honours Briefing - 11 June, Number 10, Friday 11 June 2004, retrieved 19 April 2010
