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'''Jonathan Adair Turner, Baron Turner of Ecchinswell''' (born 1955) is Chair of the [[Financial Services Authority]], the UK's financial watchdog.  
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'''Jonathan Adair Turner, Baron Turner of Ecchinswell''' (born 1955) is Chair of the [[Financial Services Authority]], the UK's financial watchdog.  He was appointed in September 2008.
  
 
Lord Turner has combined careers in business, public policy and academia - he lectures part-time at the [[London School of Economics]]. He described himself in a [[BBC]] HARDtalk interview with [[Stephen Sackur]] as a 'technocrat'.  
 
Lord Turner has combined careers in business, public policy and academia - he lectures part-time at the [[London School of Economics]]. He described himself in a [[BBC]] HARDtalk interview with [[Stephen Sackur]] as a 'technocrat'.  
  
==Career history==
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Until September 2008 Turner was a non-executive Director at [[Standard Chartered Bank]]; from 2000-2006 he was a Senior Adviser, Vice-Chairman of [[Merrill Lynch]] Europe, and from 1995-99, Director General of the [[Confederation of British Industry]]. Before that, he was with [[McKinsey]] and Company from 1982-95, and between 1992-1995, built McKinsey's practice in Eastern Europe and Russia. He was previously Chair of the [[Overseas Development Institute]]. <ref>FSA website, [http://www.fsa.gov.uk/about/who/board/turner.shtml Adair Turner], acc 16 Feb 2012 </ref>
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==Career chronolgoy==
 
*In January 2008 Turner was appointed Chair of the government's new [[Climate Change Committee]], whose job is to set national targets for CO2 reductions, and to monitor the government’s performance in achieving them.  
 
*In January 2008 Turner was appointed Chair of the government's new [[Climate Change Committee]], whose job is to set national targets for CO2 reductions, and to monitor the government’s performance in achieving them.  
 
*From 1995 to 1999 he was Director General of the [[Confederation of British Industry]].  
 
*From 1995 to 1999 he was Director General of the [[Confederation of British Industry]].  
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*[http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/ld200506/minutes/051012/ldminute.htm Announcement of his introduction at the House of Lords]
 
*[http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/ld200506/minutes/051012/ldminute.htm Announcement of his introduction at the House of Lords]
  
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Revision as of 12:26, 16 February 2012

Jonathan Adair Turner, Baron Turner of Ecchinswell (born 1955) is Chair of the Financial Services Authority, the UK's financial watchdog. He was appointed in September 2008.

Lord Turner has combined careers in business, public policy and academia - he lectures part-time at the London School of Economics. He described himself in a BBC HARDtalk interview with Stephen Sackur as a 'technocrat'.


Until September 2008 Turner was a non-executive Director at Standard Chartered Bank; from 2000-2006 he was a Senior Adviser, Vice-Chairman of Merrill Lynch Europe, and from 1995-99, Director General of the Confederation of British Industry. Before that, he was with McKinsey and Company from 1982-95, and between 1992-1995, built McKinsey's practice in Eastern Europe and Russia. He was previously Chair of the Overseas Development Institute. [1]

Career chronolgoy

Honoured

On 7 September 2005 he was created a life peer as Baron Turner of Ecchinswell, of Ecchinswell in the County of Hampshire in recognition of his public service to the nation.

Affiliations

Remunerated directorships

Regular remunerated employment

I am the sole employee of Titcomb Ltd, which provides occasional consulting advice and conference speech services to a variety of clients

Controlling shareholdings

I am the sole shareholder of Titcomb Ltd, which provides the services described under para 12 (f) above

Office-holder in voluntary organisations

External link

Reference

  • FSA website, Adair Turner, acc 16 Feb 2012