Clive Wolman
| Clive Wolman
| |
|---|---|
| Image |  Clive Wolman (Thomas More Chambers photograph) |
| Born | April 1956 |
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation | Barrister; former financial journalist |
| Known for | Chair of the Kessler Foundation at the 2019 refinancing of The Jewish Chronicle |
| Education | St Catherine's College, Oxford (PPE); London Business School (MBA) |
Clive Richard Wolman (born April 1956) is a British barrister and former financial journalist. He chaired the Kessler Foundation, then the charitable owner of The Jewish Chronicle, when the paper was refinanced in June 2019, and was a director of the foundation from 2010 to 2019.[1][2]
Journalism
According to his chambers profile, Wolman graduated with first-class honours in Philosophy, Politics and Economics from St Catherine's College, Oxford, and worked for seven years at the Financial Times, latterly as its securities and investment banking industry correspondent, during which time he completed a part-time MBA at London Business School. He was then City editor of The Mail on Sunday for six years, in charge of its business coverage and the Financial Mail on Sunday section. He "set up, edited and partly financed" a weekly financial newspaper, the London Financial News, which he says was sold after ten years for £80 million, in two parts, to the Wall Street Journal and to Dice Holdings.[1] Companies House records him as a director of Efinancialnews Limited from 6 December 1995 to 16 December 1998.[3]
Legal career
Wolman qualified as a barrister in 2003 and practises from Thomas More Chambers in London. His profile describes his practice as "primarily of commercial litigation, insolvency, financial services, company law and shareholder disputes, professional negligence and property and planning disputes", and lists cases in the High Court, Court of Appeal and Supreme Court, including Hayes v Willoughby [2013] UKSC 17.[1]
The Kessler Foundation and the Jewish Chronicle
Companies House records Wolman as a director of The Kessler Foundation, now The Jacob Foundation, from 29 December 2010 to 21 June 2019.[2] He was also recorded as the person with significant control of Jewish Chronicle Newspaper Limited and Jewish Chronicle Limited until 21 June 2019, when Jewish Chronicle Limited and the Kessler Foundation respectively replaced him.[4][5]
When the paper announced its refinancing in June 2019, InPublishing described the governance structure as the Kessler Foundation, "the charitable foundation which controls the JC", and the Jewish Chronicle Trust, and quoted Wolman, as chair of the Kessler Foundation: "In the end, we and the JC Trust decided that our primary consideration had to be to preserve the editorial independence of the JC, particularly at a time when its journalists are playing such an important role in exposing antisemitism in British politics." He thanked the outgoing chairman, Stephen Grabiner, for his "huge unpaid contribution".[6]
Company appointments
| Company (number) | Role | Appointed | Resigned | Company status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Efinancialnews Limited (03089347) | Director[3] | 6 December 1995 | 16 December 1998 | Active |
| Duncan Terrace Garden Limited (05513760) | Director[2] | 24 September 2006 | — | Active |
| The Jacob Foundation (01864076) | Director[2] | 29 December 2010 | 21 June 2019 | Active |
The table lists every appointment on the two Companies House officer records cited.
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Thomas More Chambers, Clive Wolman, accessed 8 November 2026.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Companies House, Clive Richard WOLMAN: appointments (2 appointments), accessed 8 November 2026.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Companies House, Clive Richard WOLMAN: appointments (1 appointment), accessed 8 November 2026.
- ↑ Companies House, NCJ Realisation Limited (00961929): persons with significant control, accessed 7 November 2026.
- ↑ Companies House, Jewish Chronicle Limited (00095587): filing history, accessed 7 November 2026.
- ↑ Community Leaders Secure the Future of the Jewish Chronicle InPublishing, 21 June 2019, accessed 7 November 2026.