Evan Mervyn Davies
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Evan Mervyn Davies Baron Davies of Abersoch, CBE
(born 1952) is a former banker and was a UK government minister until May 2010.
His role as Minister of State
for Trade, Investment and Small Business involved oversight of UK Trade and Investment - the United Kingdom
's export support and inward investment
agency - and he had dual accountability to the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
and the Foreign and Commonwealth Office
.
between November 2006 and January 2009, and Chief Executive between 2001 and 2006. He was appointed a Director in 1997.
He is Vice Chairman and Partner at Corsair Capital and non-Executive Chairman of PineBridge. He is Senior Independent Director at Diageo, and Chair of the Advisory Board of Moelis and Co.
He completed the Programme for Management Development at Harvard Business School
and is a Fellow of the Institute of Bankers
.
. He is also a Trustee of the Royal Academy of Arts.
Davies was awarded a CBE for his services to the financial sector and the community in Hong Kong in June 2002 and is a JP
in Hong Kong. Upon taking up his ministerial post, he was appointed a life peer
as Baron Davies of Abersoch in the County of Gwynedd, so as to gain a seat in the House of Lords
to be held accountable for his ministerial responsibilities.
Lord Davies is married with two children and is a fluent Welsh speaker. He is a keen sportsman and is interested in Welsh art, music and reading.
Order of the British Empire
The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is an order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by George V of the United Kingdom. The Order comprises five classes in civil and military divisions...
(born 1952) is a former banker and was a UK government minister until May 2010.
His role as Minister of State
Minister of State
Minister of State is a title borne by politicians or officials in certain countries governed under a parliamentary system. In some countries a "minister of state" is a junior minister, who is assigned to assist a specific cabinet minister...
for Trade, Investment and Small Business involved oversight of UK Trade and Investment - the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
's export support and inward investment
Inward investment
Inward investment is the injection of money from an external source into a region, in order to purchase capital goods for a branch of a corporation to locate or develop its presence in the region....
agency - and he had dual accountability to the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills is a ministerial department of the United Kingdom Government created on 5 June 2009 by the merger of the Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills and the Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform .-Ministers:The BIS...
and the Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Foreign and Commonwealth Office
The Foreign and Commonwealth Office, commonly called the Foreign Office or the FCO is a British government department responsible for promoting the interests of the United Kingdom overseas, created in 1968 by merging the Foreign Office and the Commonwealth Office.The head of the FCO is the...
.
Career
Lord Davies was Chairman of Standard Chartered PLCStandard Chartered Bank
Standard Chartered PLC is a multinational financial services company headquartered in London, United Kingdom with operations in more than seventy countries...
between November 2006 and January 2009, and Chief Executive between 2001 and 2006. He was appointed a Director in 1997.
He is Vice Chairman and Partner at Corsair Capital and non-Executive Chairman of PineBridge. He is Senior Independent Director at Diageo, and Chair of the Advisory Board of Moelis and Co.
He completed the Programme for Management Development at Harvard Business School
Harvard Business School
Harvard Business School is the graduate business school of Harvard University in Boston, Massachusetts, United States and is widely recognized as one of the top business schools in the world. The school offers the world's largest full-time MBA program, doctoral programs, and many executive...
and is a Fellow of the Institute of Bankers
Institute of Bankers
The ifs School of Finance, founded in 1879 as the Institute of Bankers, is a registered educational charity incorporated by Royal Charter...
.
Public Appointments and Honours
Lord Davies of Abersoch is the Chair of the Council of the University of Wales, BangorBangor University
Bangor University is a university based in the city of Bangor in the county of Gwynedd in North Wales-United Kingdom.It was officially known for most of its history as the University College of North Wales...
. He is also a Trustee of the Royal Academy of Arts.
Davies was awarded a CBE for his services to the financial sector and the community in Hong Kong in June 2002 and is a JP
Justice of the Peace
A justice of the peace is a puisne judicial officer elected or appointed by means of a commission to keep the peace. Depending on the jurisdiction, they might dispense summary justice or merely deal with local administrative applications in common law jurisdictions...
in Hong Kong. Upon taking up his ministerial post, he was appointed a life peer
Life peer
In the United Kingdom, life peers are appointed members of the Peerage whose titles cannot be inherited. Nowadays life peerages, always of baronial rank, are created under the Life Peerages Act 1958 and entitle the holders to seats in the House of Lords, presuming they meet qualifications such as...
as Baron Davies of Abersoch in the County of Gwynedd, so as to gain a seat in the House of Lords
House of Lords
The House of Lords is the upper house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Like the House of Commons, it meets in the Palace of Westminster....
to be held accountable for his ministerial responsibilities.
Lord Davies is married with two children and is a fluent Welsh speaker. He is a keen sportsman and is interested in Welsh art, music and reading.