Alan Yarrow
Sir Alan Yarrow | |
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| 687th Lord Mayor of London | |
| In office 7 November 2014 – 12 November 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Dame Fiona Woolf |
| Succeeded by | The Lord Mountevans |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Alan Colin Drake Yarrow 27 June 1951 Johor Bahru, Malaysia |
| Nationality |  British |
| Spouse(s) | Gilly (now Lady Yarrow) (Court Asst, Feltmakers' Co.) [1] |
| Residence | London |
| Profession | Investment banker |
Sir Alan Colin Drake Yarrow (born 27 June 1951) was Lord Mayor of London 2014-15 and a British specialist in investment banking, who has served as Chairman of the Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment (CISI) since 2009.[2]
Yarrow has represented the Ward of Bridge and Bridge Without since becoming a City Alderman in 2007 and, on 28 October 2014, he was elected to succeed Dame Fiona Woolf as London's 687th Lord Mayor serving for 2014–15.[3]
Biography
Early life
Yarrow was born at Johor Bahru, Malaysia, and attended Harrow School before studying at Manchester Business School.
Finance career
Yarrow worked as a financier in the City for 37 years with Dresdner Kleinwort until December 2009 and latterly as Chairman of its UK banking operations. He has also been Deputy Chairman of the Financial Services Authority practitioner panel, as well as serving on the Council of the British Bankers' Association and the Takeover Panel.[4]
Civic service
Sir Alan served as Sheriff of London for 2011-2012, and was admitted as a Liveryman of the Worshipful Company of Fishmongers in 2007.[5] He has since become a member of the International Bankers', Glaziers' and Launderers' livery companies.
His responsibilities for his annual term as Lord Mayor commenced on 9 November 2014, the day after the Lord Mayor's Show. Among numerous other duties, Yarrow has promoted the City of London and UK financial services worldwide in liaison with the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.[6]
Yarrow was appointed a JP (England and Wales) for London in 2007.
Honours
Yarrow was knighted in the 2016 New Year Honours for "services to international business, inclusion and the City of London".[7][8]
- Knight Bachelor (2015)
- KJStJ (2014)
- Placa (Officer), Order of the Aztec Eagle (2015)
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Arms
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See also
References
- ^ www.feltmakers.co.uk
- ^ www.thetimes.co.uk
- ^ www.cisi.org
- ^ www.cityoflondon.gov.uk
- ^ Fishmongers' Co. website
- ^ Lord Mayor Yarrow's overseas programme
- ^ "No. 61450". The London Gazette (invalid
|supp=(help)). 30 December 2015. - ^ "New Year's Honours 2016 list" (pdf). GOV.UK. 30 December 2015. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
External links
- 1951 births
- Living people
- People from Johor
- People educated at Harrow School
- Alumni of the University of Manchester
- British businesspeople
- Placards of the Order of the Aztec Eagle
- Knights of Justice of the Order of St John
- Councilmen and Aldermen of the City of London
- English bankers
- Knights Bachelor
- Lord Mayors of London