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- Derek George Henry Laud FRSA (born 9 August 1964) is the Chairman of the Foundation Board of Lucy Cavendish College at the University of Cambridge, and the first elected male Hon. Fellow in the history of the college. He also chairs the North American Committee of Lucy Cavendish College. He is a former Chairman of One Stop Car shop PLC and chaired the Board of Ravenstone House Group of Schools in the UK. He is also a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts. Laud is Visiting Professor at London South Bank University in the Faculty of Law and Political Science. He is a former British lobbyist, and specialist in financial services sector and regulatory matters, and was one time adviser to all five of the main UK financial regulators, including FIMBRA, LAUTRO, IMRO and the SIB. All these regulators folded into the Personal Investment Authority, where Laud was chief adviser to Sir Gordon Downey, the former government Auditor General. The PIA was replaced by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). He has wide business interests, including as a Partner in the Private Banking sector. He is also senior adviser at Stern & Co a Rothschild family wealth management company. He currently sits on the shadow board for the Oversea Territories and is Executive Director. Laud was a one time political adviser, speechwriter, and journalist, who is a regular contributor to the Daily Maverick and Mail on Sunday Newspapers. He received public attention when he was a contestant on the 2005 series of the British reality television show Big BrotherLaud is co-founder and the Executive Director of the New City Initiative, a think tank for the finance sector. He is also a partner, partnership secretary, Director of the advisory board, and Director of Corporate Affairs at wealth management company Stanhope Capital LLP, where Lord Browne of Madingley, the former Group CEO of BP chairs the advisory board, upon which Laud sits. Laud was the first black member of the Conservative Monday Club and first black master of foxhounds in the United Kingdom and is entitled to use the letters, MFH after his name. (en)
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- Derek George Henry Laud FRSA (born 9 August 1964) is the Chairman of the Foundation Board of Lucy Cavendish College at the University of Cambridge, and the first elected male Hon. Fellow in the history of the college. He also chairs the North American Committee of Lucy Cavendish College. He is a former Chairman of One Stop Car shop PLC and chaired the Board of Ravenstone House Group of Schools in the UK. He is also a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts. Laud is Visiting Professor at London South Bank University in the Faculty of Law and Political Science. He is a former British lobbyist, and specialist in financial services sector and regulatory matters, and was one time adviser to all five of the main UK financial regulators, including FIMBRA, LAUTRO, IMRO and the SIB. All these regulator (en)
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