Howard Leigh, Baron Leigh of Hurley

Lord Leigh of Hurley

Howard Darryl Leigh, Baron Leigh of Hurley (born 3 April 1959[1]) is a British businessman, Conservative Party politician, and since September 2013 a member of the House of Lords. He is the Co-founder and Senior Partner of Cavendish Corporate Finance.

Leigh was created a Life Peer on 16 September 2013 taking the title Baron Leigh of Hurley, of Hurley in the Royal County of Berkshire.[2]

Life

Leigh attended Clifton College in Bristol. From 1977 to 1980 he studied Economics at the University of Southampton. After completing his studies, he worked briefly at a British merchant bank. In September 1981 he joined the audit and consulting firm Deloitte Haskins Sells. There he worked as a tax consultant, moving to the Corporate Tax Department of Deloitte upon qualifying as a chartered accountant.[3] During this time he completed additional training at the Chartered Institute of Taxation.[3]

In the spring of 1986, he built the Deloitte's Mergers and Acquisitions Group, a special department for corporate mergers and acquisitions, on.[3] In May 1988 he left Deloitte Haskins Sells and together with his partner Hugo Haddon-Grant he founded Cavendish Corporate Finance LLP in the same month.[4]

From 2000 to 2004 he was Chairman of the Faculty of Corporate Finance at the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England & Wales (ICAEW). In 2008 he received the "Outstanding Achievement in Corporate Finance Award" from the Faculty of Corporate Finance.

Since 1979, Lord Leigh supported the Conservative Party during election campaigns. [5] He was 2000-2005 Treasurer of the Conservative Party; He is since 2005 Alt-Treasurer (Senior Treasurer). [1] He is a member of the Executive Board of the Conservative Friends of Israel.[5]

On 16 September 2013 he was elevated formally to Life Peer; he bears the title Baron Leigh of Hurley in the Royal County of Berkshire.[6]

He was Chairman and is currently President of Westminster Synagogue.[7] On 11 July 2015 the Minister for Civil Society, Rob Wilson, appointed Lord Leigh to take part in a review of the self-regulation of fundraising of charities, which was published on 21 September 2015.[8] Lord Leigh is Vice-President of the Jewish Leadership Council and the President of the Institute of Jewish Policy Research.[9]

Lord Leigh is married to Jennifer Leigh and is father to two daughters.[10] He is an avid runner and has participated in several national and local half marathons (including the Henley Standard 10 km and the Water of Life marathon).[10] He lives alternately in London and Hurley.[10]

References

  1. ↑ Baron Leigh of Hurley. Profile at Democracy Live. Retrieved 15 February 2014
  2. ↑ "No. 60637". The London Gazette. 24 September 2013. p. 18816.
  3. 1 2 3 "Bloomberg".
  4. ↑ "Companies in the UK".
  5. ↑ "BBC".
  6. ↑ "Peerage".
  7. ↑ http://www.thejlc.org/author/hleigh/
  8. ↑ http://www.thirdsector.co.uk/prime-minister-announces-legislation-curb-aggressive-fundraisers-rogue-charities/fundraising/article/1355648
  9. ↑ http://www.jpr.org.uk/governance
  10. 1 2 3 "Henley Standard". Archived from the original on 2015-09-24.


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