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| predecessor = [[David Wootton|Sir David Wootton]] |
| predecessor = [[David Wootton (lord mayor)|Sir David Wootton]] |
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| successor = [[Fiona Woolf|Dame Fiona Woolf]] |
| successor = [[Fiona Woolf|Dame Fiona Woolf]] |
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| birth_name = Michael Roger Gifford |
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| occupation = [[Merchant banker]] |
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| alma_mater = [[Trinity College, Oxford]] |
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| spouse = Jane Lunzer (1983–2004) |
| spouse = Jane Lunzer (1983–2004)<br> Clare Taylor, Lady Gifford |
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'''Sir Michael Roger Gifford''' [[KStJ]] [[Order of the Polar Star|KNO]] (3 August 1955 – 25 May 2021) was a British banker in London who served as the 685th [[Lord Mayor of London]] from 2012 to 2013. |
'''Sir Michael Roger Gifford''' [[KStJ]] [[Order of the Polar Star|KNO]] (3 August 1955 – 25 May 2021) was a British banker in London who served as the 685th [[Lord Mayor of London]] from 2012 to 2013. |
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Gifford was the UK head of [[Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken]] (SEB) from 2000 and was also a Patron of the financial and enterprise education charity "[[Mybnk|MyBnk]]". |
Gifford was the UK head of [[Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken]] (SEB) from 2000 and was also a Patron of the financial and enterprise education charity "[[Mybnk|MyBnk]]".{{cn|date=July 2023}} |
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==Early life== |
==Early life== |
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Gifford was born in [[St Andrews]], Scotland to Douglas Gifford (of Argentinian and [[Scottish Lowlands|Lowland Scots]] descent) and Hazel Collingwood.<ref>[[Cuthbert Collingwood, 1st Baron Collingwood]]</ref> He was educated at [[Sedbergh School]]<ref>[http://www.thewestmorlandgazette.co.uk/news/9975738.Ex_Sedbergh_pupil_to_be_Lord_Mayor_of_London/ |
Gifford was born in [[St Andrews]], Scotland to Douglas Gifford (of Argentinian and [[Scottish Lowlands|Lowland Scots]] descent) and Hazel Collingwood.<ref>[[Cuthbert Collingwood, 1st Baron Collingwood]]</ref> He was educated at [[Sedbergh School]]<ref>[http://www.thewestmorlandgazette.co.uk/news/9975738.Ex_Sedbergh_pupil_to_be_Lord_Mayor_of_London/ Ex-Sedbergh pupil to be Lord Mayor of London], thewestmorlandgazette.co.uk. Accessed 4 July 2023.</ref> before going up to [[Trinity College, Oxford]], graduating with an [[Master of Arts (Oxbridge and Dublin)|MA]] degree in Chemistry.{{cn|date=July 2023}} |
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== Career == |
== Career == |
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Gifford started his career in finance with [[SG Warburg]] (1978–82), working in international banking and capital markets. In 1982 he left to join a new merchant bank, Enskilda Securities, ''[[Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken|Skandinaviska Enskilda Bank]]'' and, from 1994 to 2000, he headed the bank's operations in Japan. From 2000 to 2017 he was SEB's UK country manager and was a Senior Banker. He was also Chair of the UK Green Finance Institute having led the Green Finance Initiative (2016) and the UK Government's Green Finance Taskforce (2017). |
Gifford started his career in finance with [[SG Warburg]] (1978–82), working in international banking and capital markets. In 1982, he left to join a new merchant bank, Enskilda Securities, ''[[Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken|Skandinaviska Enskilda Bank]]'' and, from 1994 to 2000, he headed the bank's operations in Japan. From 2000 to 2017 he was SEB's UK country manager and was a Senior Banker. He was also Chair of the UK Green Finance Institute having led the Green Finance Initiative (2016) and the UK Government's Green Finance Taskforce (2017). |
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A former chairman of the Swedish Chamber of Commerce (UK) and of the Association of Foreign Banks (UK), he was a Chair of [[St Paul's Cathedral]] Council, Founding Chair of the [[City Music Foundation]],<ref> |
A former chairman of the Swedish Chamber of Commerce (UK) and of the Association of Foreign Banks (UK), he was a Chair of [[St Paul's Cathedral]] Council, Founding Chair of the [[City Music Foundation]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://citymusicfoundation.org/|title=City Music Foundation}}</ref> the [[English Chamber Orchestra]] charity and the Tenebrae Choir,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tenebrae-choir.com/|title=Tenebrae Choir | Passion & Precision|website=Tenebrae Choir}}</ref> among other Arts involvements. |
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He was a [[liveryman]] of the [[Worshipful Company of Musicians|Worshipful Companies of Musicians]], [[Livery Company#Governance|Master]] (2016-2017), [[Worshipful Company of Cordwainers|Cordwainers]] and [[Worshipful Company of Security Professionals|Security Professionals]], the [[Worshipful Company of International Bankers]], [[Livery Company#Governance|Master]] (2010–11) and was sponsoring [[Alderman]] for the [[Guild of Public Relations Practitioners]]. |
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Sir Roger joined the [http://www.bwcharity.org.uk/ Bank Workers Charity] Trustee Board in 2011 and, following his term as Lord Mayor of London, was appointed its President on 1 March 2014. He believed there is a continuing need to support banking industry employees and to enhance the ethics and culture of the sector. |
Sir Roger joined the [http://www.bwcharity.org.uk/ Bank Workers Charity] Trustee Board in 2011 and, following his term as Lord Mayor of London, was appointed its President on 1 March 2014. He believed there is a continuing need to support banking industry employees and to enhance the ethics and culture of the sector. |
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Gifford was elected as [[Court of Aldermen|Alderman]] for the [[City of London]] [[Wards of the City of London|Ward]] of [[Cordwainer (ward)|Cordwainer]] in 2004 and was a member of the [[City of London Corporation]] Culture Heritage and Libraries Committee; he served as [[Sheriffs of the City of London|Sheriff of London]] from 2008 to 2009. |
Gifford was elected as [[Court of Aldermen|Alderman]] for the [[City of London]] [[Wards of the City of London|Ward]] of [[Cordwainer (ward)|Cordwainer]] in 2004 and was a member of the [[City of London Corporation]] Culture Heritage and Libraries Committee; he served as [[Sheriffs of the City of London|Sheriff of London]] from 2008 to 2009. |
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In October 2012, he was elected [[Lord Mayor of London]] and took office on 9 November.<ref>{{cite news|title=City banker elected London Lord Mayor|url=http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/e1022e30-0bd8-11e2-8032-00144feabdc0.html#axzz28SjiNatY|newspaper=Financial Times}}</ref> Speaking after his election, Gifford said: "Next month will mark exactly 30 years since I joined SEB and 35 years since I first started working in the City. During this time, London's Square Mile has become a truly global centre – and the focus of my year in office will be to underline that service is, and must be, at the heart of the financial services industry of the UK. In other words that the City must serve society – and be seen to do so."<ref>[http://www.cityoflondon.gov.uk/newsroom/press-releases/2012/Pages/next-lord-mayor-of-the-city-of-london-is-determined-to-ensure-service-to-society-is-at-the-heart-of-financial-services.aspx |
In October 2012, he was elected [[Lord Mayor of London]] and took office on 9 November.<ref>{{cite news|title=City banker elected London Lord Mayor|url=http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/e1022e30-0bd8-11e2-8032-00144feabdc0.html#axzz28SjiNatY|newspaper=Financial Times}}</ref> Speaking after his election, Gifford said: "Next month will mark exactly 30 years since I joined SEB and 35 years since I first started working in the City. During this time, London's Square Mile has become a truly global centre – and the focus of my year in office will be to underline that service is, and must be, at the heart of the financial services industry of the UK. In other words that the City must serve society – and be seen to do so."<ref>[http://www.cityoflondon.gov.uk/newsroom/press-releases/2012/Pages/next-lord-mayor-of-the-city-of-london-is-determined-to-ensure-service-to-society-is-at-the-heart-of-financial-services.aspx Next Lord Mayor of the City of London is determined to ensure service to society is at the heart of financial services], cityoflondon.gov.uk.{{deadlink|date=July 2023}}</ref> |
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While Lord Mayor, he carried [[City of London swords#Mourning Sword|the Mourning Sword]] at the [[Death and funeral of Margaret Thatcher|funeral of Margaret Thatcher]], leading [[Elizabeth II|the Queen]] and [[Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh|Prince Philip]] in and out of [[St Paul's Cathedral]] for the ceremony. The last time it had been used was at the [[State funerals in the United Kingdom|state funeral]] of [[Winston Churchill|Sir Winston Churchill]] in 1965.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Marsden|first1=Sam|title=Mourning sword in Thatcher ceremony was last used at Churchill's funeral|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/margaret-thatcher/10001559/Mourning-sword-in-Thatcher-ceremony-was-last-used-at-Churchills-funeral.html|accessdate=19 January 2018|work=The Daily Telegraph|date=17 April 2013}}</ref> |
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⚫ | Gifford's Lord Mayoral charitable appeal, under the banner "The City in Society", focused on the City of London as a global centre for [[philanthropy]] and [[the Arts]].<ref>[https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/19438631.obituary-sir-roger-gifford-banker-became-lord-mayor-city-london/ Obituary], heraldscotland.com. Accessed 4 July 2023.</ref> |
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==Personal life== |
==Personal life== |
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Gifford and his wife, Dr Clare Taylor |
Gifford and his wife, Dr Clare Taylor, Lady Gifford, lived in London.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.standard.co.uk/business/markets/joyfully-boring-banker-roger-gifford-steps-up-to-become-londons-other-mayor-8300426.html|newspaper=Evening Standard|title='Joyfully boring' banker Roger Gifford steps up to become London's other mayor|date=9 November 2012}}</ref> |
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A [[Freemason]],<ref>{{cite web|title=The Queen's New Year's Honours list 2014|url=http://www.freemasonrytoday.com/ugle-sgc/ugle/item/1206-the-queen-s-new-year-s-honours-list-2014-freemasons|publisher=Freemasonary Today|accessdate=18 February 2014|date=15 January 2014}}</ref> Sir Roger listed his recreations as chamber music, singing, opera, gardening, and forestry. |
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Gifford died from complications of [[myeloma]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.ft.com/content/ef33d552-d3cd-4ef5-b67a-e327572fefe6|newspaper=Financial Times|title=Sir Roger Gifford, banker and champion of green finance, 1955–2021|date=26 May 2021|url-access=subscription}}</ref> |
Gifford died from complications of [[myeloma]] in 2021, aged 65.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.ft.com/content/ef33d552-d3cd-4ef5-b67a-e327572fefe6|newspaper=Financial Times|title=Sir Roger Gifford, banker and champion of green finance, 1955–2021|date=26 May 2021|url-access=subscription}}</ref> |
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==Honours== |
==Honours== |
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In 2013, as [[Chancellor]] ''ex officio'', Gifford received an [[Honorary degree|Hon]] [[DSc]] from [[City University London|City University]] and was [[Knight Bachelor|knighted]] in the [[2014 New Year Honours]] for "services to international business, culture, and the City of London".<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=60728|supp=y|page=1|date=31 December 2013}}</ref> He was awarded an Hon LLD by [[St Andrews University]] in the same year. |
In 2013, as [[Chancellor]] ''ex officio'', Gifford received an [[Honorary degree|Hon]] [[DSc]] from [[City University London|City University]] and was [[Knight Bachelor|knighted]] in the [[2014 New Year Honours]] for "services to international business, culture, and the City of London".<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=60728|supp=y|page=1|date=31 December 2013}}</ref> He was awarded an Hon LLD by [[St Andrews University]] in the same year. |
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* [[File:Knight-Bachelor.ribbon.png|40px]] '''[[2014 New Year Honours|2014]]''': [[Knight Bachelor]]<ref> |
* [[File:Knight-Bachelor.ribbon.png|40px]] '''[[2014 New Year Honours|2014]]''': [[Knight Bachelor]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/269031/New-Year-Honours-2014-PM-list.pdf|title=New Year Honours 2014: ''Prime Minister's List''}}</ref> |
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* [[Image:Order of St John (UK) ribbon -vector.svg|40px]] '''[[2013 Special Honours|2013]]''': [[Venerable Order of Saint John|Knight of the Most Venerable Order of St John]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Order of St. John |url=https://www.thegazette.co.uk/notice/L-60392-1743346 |website=[[The London Gazette]] |access-date=12 September 2022 |date=15 January 2013}}</ref> |
* [[Image:Order of St John (UK) ribbon -vector.svg|40px]] '''[[2013 Special Honours|2013]]''': [[Venerable Order of Saint John|Knight of the Most Venerable Order of St John]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Order of St. John |url=https://www.thegazette.co.uk/notice/L-60392-1743346 |website=[[The London Gazette]] |access-date=12 September 2022 |date=15 January 2013}}</ref> |
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* [[File:Order of the Polar Star (after 1975) - Commander.svg|40px]] '''2007''': [[Order of the Polar Star|Commander of the Order of the Polar Star]] ([[Sweden]]) |
* [[File:Order of the Polar Star (after 1975) - Commander.svg|40px]] '''2007''': [[Order of the Polar Star|Commander of the Order of the Polar Star]] ([[Sweden]]) |
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Roger Gifford | |
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685th Lord Mayor of London | |
In office 9 November 2012 – 8 November 2013 | |
Preceded by | Sir David Wootton |
Succeeded by | Dame Fiona Woolf |
Personal details | |
Born | Michael Roger Gifford 3 August 1955 St Andrews, Fife, Scotland |
Died | 25 May 2021 | (aged 65)
Nationality | British |
Spouse(s) | Jane Lunzer (1983–2004) Clare Taylor, Lady Gifford |
Children | 5 |
Alma mater | Trinity College, Oxford |
Occupation | Merchant banker |
Sir Michael Roger Gifford KStJ KNO (3 August 1955 – 25 May 2021) was a British banker in London who served as the 685th Lord Mayor of London from 2012 to 2013.
Gifford was the UK head of Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken (SEB) from 2000 and was also a Patron of the financial and enterprise education charity "MyBnk".[citation needed]
Early life
[edit]Gifford was born in St Andrews, Scotland to Douglas Gifford (of Argentinian and Lowland Scots descent) and Hazel Collingwood.[1] He was educated at Sedbergh School[2] before going up to Trinity College, Oxford, graduating with an MA degree in Chemistry.[citation needed]
Career
[edit]This section needs additional citations for verification. (July 2023) |
Gifford started his career in finance with SG Warburg (1978–82), working in international banking and capital markets. In 1982, he left to join a new merchant bank, Enskilda Securities, Skandinaviska Enskilda Bank and, from 1994 to 2000, he headed the bank's operations in Japan. From 2000 to 2017 he was SEB's UK country manager and was a Senior Banker. He was also Chair of the UK Green Finance Institute having led the Green Finance Initiative (2016) and the UK Government's Green Finance Taskforce (2017).
A former chairman of the Swedish Chamber of Commerce (UK) and of the Association of Foreign Banks (UK), he was a Chair of St Paul's Cathedral Council, Founding Chair of the City Music Foundation,[3] the English Chamber Orchestra charity and the Tenebrae Choir,[4] among other Arts involvements.
He was a liveryman of the Worshipful Companies of Musicians, Master (2016-2017), Cordwainers and Security Professionals, the Worshipful Company of International Bankers, Master (2010–11) and was sponsoring Alderman for the Guild of Public Relations Practitioners.
Sir Roger joined the Bank Workers Charity Trustee Board in 2011 and, following his term as Lord Mayor of London, was appointed its President on 1 March 2014. He believed there is a continuing need to support banking industry employees and to enhance the ethics and culture of the sector.
Civic service
[edit]Gifford was elected as Alderman for the City of London Ward of Cordwainer in 2004 and was a member of the City of London Corporation Culture Heritage and Libraries Committee; he served as Sheriff of London from 2008 to 2009.
In October 2012, he was elected Lord Mayor of London and took office on 9 November.[5] Speaking after his election, Gifford said: "Next month will mark exactly 30 years since I joined SEB and 35 years since I first started working in the City. During this time, London's Square Mile has become a truly global centre – and the focus of my year in office will be to underline that service is, and must be, at the heart of the financial services industry of the UK. In other words that the City must serve society – and be seen to do so."[6]
While Lord Mayor, he carried the Mourning Sword at the funeral of Margaret Thatcher, leading the Queen and Prince Philip in and out of St Paul's Cathedral for the ceremony. The last time it had been used was at the state funeral of Sir Winston Churchill in 1965.[7]
Gifford's Lord Mayoral charitable appeal, under the banner "The City in Society", focused on the City of London as a global centre for philanthropy and the Arts.[8]
Personal life
[edit]Gifford and his wife, Dr Clare Taylor, Lady Gifford, lived in London.[9]
A Freemason,[10] Sir Roger listed his recreations as chamber music, singing, opera, gardening, and forestry.
Gifford died from complications of myeloma in 2021, aged 65.[11]
Honours
[edit]In 2013, as Chancellor ex officio, Gifford received an Hon DSc from City University and was knighted in the 2014 New Year Honours for "services to international business, culture, and the City of London".[12] He was awarded an Hon LLD by St Andrews University in the same year.
- 2014: Knight Bachelor[13]
- 2013: Knight of the Most Venerable Order of St John[14]
- 2007: Commander of the Order of the Polar Star (Sweden)
- 2011: Commander of the Order of the Lion of Finland
- 2012: Member 5th Class of the Order of Kuwait.
References
[edit]- ^ Cuthbert Collingwood, 1st Baron Collingwood
- ^ Ex-Sedbergh pupil to be Lord Mayor of London, thewestmorlandgazette.co.uk. Accessed 4 July 2023.
- ^ "City Music Foundation".
- ^ "Tenebrae Choir | Passion & Precision". Tenebrae Choir.
- ^ "City banker elected London Lord Mayor". Financial Times.
- ^ Next Lord Mayor of the City of London is determined to ensure service to society is at the heart of financial services, cityoflondon.gov.uk.[dead link ]
- ^ Marsden, Sam (17 April 2013). "Mourning sword in Thatcher ceremony was last used at Churchill's funeral". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
- ^ Obituary, heraldscotland.com. Accessed 4 July 2023.
- ^ "'Joyfully boring' banker Roger Gifford steps up to become London's other mayor". Evening Standard. 9 November 2012.
- ^ "The Queen's New Year's Honours list 2014". Freemasonary Today. 15 January 2014. Retrieved 18 February 2014.
- ^ "Sir Roger Gifford, banker and champion of green finance, 1955–2021". Financial Times. 26 May 2021.
- ^ "No. 60728". The London Gazette (Supplement). 31 December 2013. p. 1.
- ^ "New Year Honours 2014: Prime Minister's List" (PDF).
- ^ "Order of St. John". The London Gazette. 15 January 2013. Retrieved 12 September 2022.
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[edit]- 1955 births
- 2021 deaths
- People from St Andrews
- British people of Argentine descent
- People educated at Sedbergh School
- Alumni of Trinity College, Oxford
- Fellows of Trinity College, Oxford
- Councilmen and Aldermen of the City of London
- Sheriffs of the City of London
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- Freemasons of the United Grand Lodge of England
- 21st-century lord mayors of London
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- Commanders of the Order of the Lion of Finland
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- Deaths from multiple myeloma in the United Kingdom