John Vickers
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Sir John Vickers is the former chief economist at the Bank of England and director general of the Office of Fair Trading.
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Career
After leaving university, Vickers was chief economist and executive director of the Bank of England and a member of the Monetary Policy Committee between 1998 and 2000. He was then appointed chairman and director general of the Office of Fair Trading between 2000 and 2005.[1]
After leaving the Office of Fair Trading he was given "unconditional approval" to lecture at Royal Economic Society’s Easter School and to be an 'Expert Speaker' with various public and private bodies. He was also had an application to be an economic consultant with various public and private bodies approved "subject to the conditions that he should not: (i) on a rolling basis for a period of 12 months following his retirement from the OFT, advise on any competition, consumer or market investigation cases involving companies which had had dealings with the OFT in the preceding 12 months (e.g. on 1 August 2006, he should not advise any company which has had any dealings with the OFT since 1 August 2005); and (ii) for two years following his retirement from the OFT, be involved personally in lobbying officials of the OFT on behalf of any client or employer, including making written submissions".[2]
Affiliations
- Lecturer, University of Oxford[1]
- Fellow, Econometric Society, 1998-[1]
- Delegate and chairman of finance committee, Oxford University Press[1]
Former affiliations
- Chair, Independent Commission on Banking, June 2010-September 2011[3][1]
- President, Royal Economic Society, 2007-2010[1]
Education
- Oriel College, University of Oxford, 1976-1979[1]
Publications
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Resources
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 John Vickers All Souls, Oxford, accessed 13 November 2014
- ↑ Ninth Report 2006-2008 Advisory Committee on Business Appointments, accessed 13 November 2014
- ↑ Sir John Vickers to Chair the Independent Commission on Banking Gov.UK, 16 June 2010, accessed 13 November 2014
