January
Lord Currie of Marylebone Doctor of Science honoris causa Lord Currie is Chairman of the International Centre for Financial Regulation, Semperian PPP Investment Partners Holdings Ltd; the University of Essex Council and the Alacrity Foundation. He is a Board member of the Dubai Financial Services Authority, the Royal Mail, BDO, IG Group and the London Philharmonic Orchestra. He is the founding Chairman of Independent Audit (2003–2007) and Ofcom, the UK communications regulator (2002–2009). He sits on the cross benches in the House of Lords as Lord Currie of Marylebone.
January
The Rt Hon The Lord Mayor Alderman Sir David Wootton Doctor of Laws honoris causa Sir David Wootton took office as the 684th Lord Mayor of London on 11th November 2011. Sir David joined Allen & Overy LLP in 1979, working in corporate transactions. He is a committee member of the City of London Law Society and Chairman of the City of London Branch of the Institute of Directors. He was elected as Common Councilman for the Ward of Farringdon Within in 2002 and as Alderman for the Ward of Langbourn in 2005. He is a Governor of the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, he has been an Almoner of Christ’s Hospital and is currently a Governor of King Edward’s School, Witley and the City of London Academy in Southwark.
April
Mr Lionel Barber Doctor of Science honoris causa Mr Lionel Barber is the editor of the Financial Times, appointed in November 2005. Previously, he was the newspaper’s managing editor in the United States, based in New York and responsible for the US edition and all US news on FT.com. In February 2011 he was appointed to the Board of Trustees at Tate. He is also an Advisory Board member of the International Centre for Journalists.
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His Honour Judge Donald Cryan Doctor of Laws honoris causa
Professor Neville Jackson Doctor of Science honoris causa
Mr Nick Robinson Doctor of Science honoris causa
His Honour Judge Donald Cryan was called to the bar at the Inner Temple in 1970. For the next 25 years he practised at the bar. He had a wide ranging practice, ultimately specialising in Family Law. Between 2001 and 2009 he was the lead Family Judge for Kent, trying both County Court and High Court cases. In 2010 His Honour Judge Cryan became chairman of the Centre For Child and Family Law Reform, a research and study centre sponsored by The City Law School. He also chairs the Advisory Committee of the Institute of Family Law Arbitrators.
Professor Neville Jackson joined Ricardo plc as a Development Engineer in engine research in 1982. He has been with Ricardo for nearly 30 years, focusing on thermal analysis, fuel efficiency and advanced concepts. He was appointed to the role of Chief Technology & Innovation Officer in 2009, following earlier positions as Chief Engineer, Senior Manager and Technical Director. He was elected as a Fellow of the UK Royal Academy of Engineering in 2011.
Mr Nick Robinson has been Political Editor for the BBC since October 2005. He returned to the BBC, where he began his career, after spending just under three years as Political Editor of ITV News. During the 1992 General Election campaign, Nick was the Editor of The Vote Race, a special series examining the marketing of politics and America’s influence on British campaigning. In 1996 Nick became a political correspondent, covering his first General Election for BBC Radio in 1997. From 1999 to 2002, he was Chief Political Correspondent for BBC News 24. During that time he also presented Westminster Live on BBC Two and BBC News 24’s Straight Talk and One to One interview programmes.