Topic: Culture, history & language
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26 February, 2020Rt Hon Sir Stephen Irwin
Sir Stephen Irwin was born in Belfast, went to state schools and came to England for university. He became a barrister, a QC and a judge. He retired from the Court of Appeal in 2020. When he was a barrister he dealt with a wide range of cases, including accidents and crime. He specialised in […]
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Louise Hussey
Louise Hussey is Executive Producer for the Industrial Light & Magic’s TV Division, providing high end Visual Effects for TV streaming and broadcast companies, such as Netflix, Amazon, Apple, HBO, Hulu and the BBC. Louise has worked in television production since 1992, getting her start on series such as Westbeach and Pie in the Sky. […]
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Matt Hyde
Matt Hyde has been Chief Executive of The Scout Association since April 2013. Prior to that he was Chief Executive of the National Union of Students for seven years during which time the organisation underwent transformational change. Before joining NUS, Matt was General Manager of Goldsmiths College Students’ Union, Deputy General Manager of King’s College […]
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Mishal Husain
Mishal Husain presents news bulletins on BBC1 and is well known internationally for her work on BBC World News, where she flagship programme, Impact with Mishal Husain. She has also appeared on BBC2’s Newsnight. Mishal has reported from around the world for the BBC and presented live programmes on location, including during the Beijing Olympics, […]
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Dr Tristram Hunt
Dr Tristram Hunt became Director of the V&A in February 2017. Formerly the Member of Parliament for Stoke-on-Trent Central, he served as the Labour Party’s Shadow Secretary of State for Education. He has a First Class degree in history from Trinity College, Cambridge (1995), and served as an Exchange Fellow at the University of Chicago […]
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Sir Christopher Hum
After school in Hertfordshire I studied modern languages at Cambridge University, and from there joined the Foreign and Commonwealth Office. During my time as a diplomat my overseas postings included Hong Kong, Beijing, the European Communities in Brussels, Paris, the United Nations in New York and Warsaw. My career centred in particular on East Asia: […]
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Emma Howard Boyd
Emma has spent her 25 year career working in financial services, initially in corporate finance, and then in fund management, specialising in sustainable investment and corporate governance. As Director of Stewardship at Jupiter Asset Management until July 2014, Emma was integral to the development of their reputation in the corporate governance and sustainability fields. Emma […]
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Rachel Hopcroft CBE
Rachel joined KPMG in March 2016 as Head of Corporate Affairs. Working directly to the Chairman, she leads the teams that promote and protect KPMGs reputation, brand and voice. That includes corporate responsibility, public affairs and public policy. She has been active in the Firm’s response to Brexit, leading our public engagement. And she is […]
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Tim Horton
Commercially focused Chartered Accountant with over 20 years of delivery experience within both Industry and Consulting. Significant experience of regulated industries through Utilities (water, gas, electricity, and power) and Financial Services and number of other sectors. Successfully operated at Director Level within Consulting before moving to Thames Water. Strong track record of delivering outcomes and […]
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General David Hook
A career soldier with 32 years in the Royal Marines. Extensive operational and world wide experience, most recently in both Afghanistan and Iraq. Most recent operational appointment was directly in support of the Afghanistan Peace and Reconciliation Process. Also served several times in the Ministry of Defence and most recently was at the centre of […]