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Profiles of Serving Club Officers
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Dr David Bland is a son of the vicarage from Darwen Lancashire.
He attended Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, Blackburn, then went to Durham University where he was President of the Union Society, graduated BA and began research.
Gaining a research fellowship at Sheffield University, he completed his PhD and taught Economics and Economic History there for 25 years; serving also as Warden of Sorby Hall, Dean of Social Sciences and Pro-Vice-Chancellor.
In 1988 he became Director-General of the Chartered Insurance Institute, based at the Insurance Hall which was then safely in Cripplegate Ward. On the advice of his predecessor, Pat Saxton, he joined the Ward Club in 1990.
He has served as Master of the Firefighters and Insurers Companies and is a Wheelwright. In the summer of 2010 he will again become Master
of the Worshipful Company of Firefighters due to the vacancy arising from the lamented death of Rev David Rhodes, whose year it was to have been.
David is currently Chairman of the Water Consumers Council for
London and S.E. England, chairman of two small companies, and
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lives on Wapping High Street and in Bakewell, Derbyshire; and
he also has a cottage in Slovakia. He received the OBE for
services to education in insurance and financial services in
1998, the Medaille d'Honneur of the French Ecole Nationale
d'Assurance in 1997, and the Gold Medal of the Chartered
Insurance Institute in 2000.
Interests:
writing, walking, music, the Church of England, the Athenaeum;
and Blackburn Rovers. Status: Divorced.
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Bland is an expert on risk and uncertainty, especially in
Financial Services, with a reputation for thoughtful
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is an abbreviated chronological history of our Master:
Currently,
Chairman of Tiercel Residential PLC also Open Risk Exchange Ltd.
and CCWater, London and SE England Region.
Treasurer of The Insurance Charities and of Age Exchange; Trustee of the Firefighters Memorial Charitable Trust;
Board Member and Vice-Chair of Accreditation Committee, British Accreditation Council.
2000-02
Head of East London Business School, and Governor of the University of East London
With more than 150 academic staff and 3,000 students: the financial underpinning of the University.
1989-2000
Director-General of the Chartered Insurance Institute: Chairman of the Society of Financial Advisers, Chairman of the Society of Technicians in Insurance, and MD of CII Enterprises Ltd
Providing improving services for 75,000 members in 130 countries; restructured the insurance syllabus
and developed the Financial Planning Certificate that is now held by more than 100,000 people.
1964-89
The University of Sheffield. Joined the University as a Research Fellow and rose to be Dean of Social Sciences
{including the Business School} and then Pro-Vice Chancellor 1984-8;
Warden of Sorby Hall of Residence 9 years: Member of Senate 20 years and of Council 12 years.
Teaching: Economic Theory, Economic Development, aspects of Economic History;
Supervision and examination of doctoral and masters degree students.
Dr Bland is author of a dozen books and over 100 articles
[Principles and Practice of Insurance has been translated into 14 languages].
Appointed a visiting professor at Cass Business School; also at Moscow Finance Academy,
Hitotsubashi University, Tokyo, and the College of Insurance, Changsha, China.
Past-president of the Institute of Company Accountants. Served as a member of the
Insurance Brokers Registration Council and of the disciplinary arm of its successor, the GISC.
Chairman of Postwatch, S E England, 2002-7. Chairman of Viapost Ltd, 2007-9.
Chief Examiner in Treasury Risk, IRM, 2002-8. |
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Miss Barbara J Allan
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Born
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S.W.14
EDUCATION:
Primary/Junior Schools at East Sheen, Hornhurch and Hockley,
Essex.
Rayleigh Secondary Modern School, Rayleigh, Essex.
Pitman's Secretarial College, Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex
Certificates in S/hand, typing, bookkeeping, etc.
WORK EXPERIENCE:
1962 - 1965 John Dallas & Company (electrical goods and
musical instruments). Supplied some of the 60's groups such as
The Shadows' and Lulu and the Lovers'!
1 year in typing pool; 2 years as
Assistant to the Manager's Secretary
1965 - 1974James Capel & Company,
Stockbrokers (now part of HSBC). Secretary to former Head
Partner
1974Six months on farm in Scotland (fed
up with typewriters!)
1975 - 1981Midland Bank Ltd (now also
part of HSBC), AccessDepartment, Southend-on-Sea, EssexSecretary
to Manager; Secretary to Chief Executive
1982Travelling in Australia
1983 - 1984Working as Temporary Secretary
for Alfred Marks Bureau which included six months at Guildhall
School of Music & Drama working for Head of Administration,
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1984 - 2000 Cripplegate Foundation
working as PA to the then Clerk John Williams (until 1992) which
included general organisation of the office and also duties as
Grants Officer. Had several interesting holidays during this
time trekking and camping through America, Egypt, Morocco and
Sinai Desert.
Office moved from City to Islington in 1995.
Took early retirement December 2000.2001 to date After over 30 years of rush
hour travelling, am enjoying retirement' very much. My time is
spent gardening, DIY (necessity being the mother of invention),
theatre, cinema and reading.A lot of my time, of course, is taken up
with being the Honorary Secretary to Cripplegate Ward Club, a
position I enjoy very much. It enables me to remain involved
with the City and I have made some very good friends among the
committee and members.
I
became a Freeman of the City of London in 1984 and a Freeman
of the Worshipful Company of Basketmakers in 2008.
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Past Master
Mrs Sidney E A Morton
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I was born in Westminster, and have a
twin sister Frederica. My father, Frederick Armstrong Morton was
an accountant and commercial artist and my mother Lilian
Winifred Morton was a secretary and bookkeeper. I am divorced
with no children.
At the age of four my family moved to the United States, where I
attended Highland Park Lutheran School in Pasadena until aged
thirteen. My secondary education was completed back in England
at The Elms Acton, followed by Ealing College of Art.
I have worked as a self-employed, freelance accountant and
bookkeeper specialising in solicitors' accounts for the last
seventeen years. From 1979 until 1987 I ran a catering business
in the City in addition to doing part-time accounts work. I was
employed in the European Finance Division of Reuters for four
years following my marriage in 1975. Prior to that I worked in
the hotel and catering trade.
I have been a City resident since 1975, in the Ward of
Cripplegate. I moved to Ben Jonson House in 1996 after 21 years
living in Andrewes House. I have been involved in local
activities for many years, am a former secretary of the Barbican
Association and served for a number of years on the social
committee.
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I have been a Freeman of the City of London since
1979 and a member of the Guild of Freemen since 1989. I am Past
Master and Hon Treasurer of Cripplegate Ward Club, Hon Treasurer
of City Heritage Society and a Liveryman of the Worshipful
Company of Pewterers. I am also secretary of a small charity
dedicated to the provision of medical and educational help to
underdeveloped countries.
I still enjoy cooking and have retained an interest in wine. I
have travelled widely and enjoy photography and drawing around
the world. I like walking and keep-fit, reading, art and music. |
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Honorary Social Functions Secretary |
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Mrs
Hazel Davis
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Honorary Auditor |
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Past
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Mr Geoffrey B C Hughes
MA FCA (PM)
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Mrs Sandra Worsdall |
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Sandra
Worsdall was born in Lincolnshire, educated at grammar school
and read classics and graduated at Royal Holloway College,
London University.
She
qualified as a solicitor in 1981 after articles with Biddle
& Co (now part of Pinsent Mason). After moving to Ashurst
Morris Crisp as a property lawyer. she worked on developments in
Docklands for the London Docklands Development Corporation and
on property developments in the City and around the country.
In
1996 she joined Royal London Insurance as legal adviser and
managed its commercial legal work, including acquisitions,
reinsurance, and legal aspects of asset management.
She
retired from legal work in 2006 and took a part time post with
the National Trust co-ordinating volunteers at Knole in Kent.
She is also a trustee and treasurer of Spring House Parenting
Centre in Sevenoaks.
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livery is the Worshipful Company of Chartered Secretaries and
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She
is a Soroptimist and is engaged in fundraising and charitable
activities locally. Interests
include history and current affairs, fine art (appreciation not
execution), photography, walking, gardening and conversation.
She
has lived in the Barbican for many years and now lives in
Sevenoaks. (Her partner David Read died during her Mastership) |
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