Michael Wakeford
Sir Geoffrey Michael Montgomery Wakeford OBE (born 10 December 1937)[1] is a retired English barrister and the Clerk of the Worshipful Company of Mercers for 27 years.
Career
[edit]In addition to being a barrister and Clerk to the Mercers he has been a governor of the London Film School since 1985.[2]
The Worshipful Company of Mercers is London's premier livery company, with easily the largest property portfolio, and Wakeford was much involved in property development.[3]
In 1984, he was knighted in the Queen's birthday honours, "for services to education".[4]
He was on the governing body of Abingdon School from 2000-2008.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "Wakeford, Sir (Geoffrey) Michael (Montgomery)". Who's Who. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.U38482. Retrieved 4 May 2019.
- ^ "Michael Wakeford | London Film School". Lfs.org.uk. Retrieved 2017-01-04.
- ^ Matthew Gwyther (1992-12-20). "Gilded cages of The City: These days the ancient livery companies seem to exist for wining and dining and dressing up. So why the secrecy? Matthew Gwyther finds a lot more going on than meets the eye". The Independent. Archived from the original on 2022-05-14. Retrieved 2017-01-04.
- ^ Polly Curtis. "Sir Alan joins ranks of honoured | Education". The Guardian. Retrieved 2017-01-04.
- ^ "Abingdon Film Unit page 92" (PDF). The Abingdonian.