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| − | Sir [[Francis Richards]] was Director of [[Government Communications Headquarters]] from 1998 to 2003.<ref>Robert Booth, [http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2008/sep/15/northernireland.omagh 'Bombers' were tracked across border by GCHQ on their way to Omagh], The Guardian, 15 September 2008.</ref> | + | Sir [[Francis Richards]] was Director of [[Government Communications Headquarters]] from 1998 to 2003.<ref name="Omagh">Robert Booth, [http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2008/sep/15/northernireland.omagh 'Bombers' were tracked across border by GCHQ on their way to Omagh], The Guardian, 15 September 2008.</ref> |
==Omagh bomb== | ==Omagh bomb== | ||
| − | Richards was one month into the job at GCHQ, when 29 people were killed in the [[Omagh bomb]]. In 2008, it was reported that the bombers had been under phone-tap surveillance by [[GCHQ]] as they crossed the border from the Republic of Ireland to plant the device. The BBC's Panorama programme claimed the evidence was never passed on to police.<ref> | + | Richards was one month into the job at GCHQ, when 29 people were killed in the [[Omagh bomb]]. In 2008, it was reported that the bombers had been under phone-tap surveillance by [[GCHQ]] as they crossed the border from the Republic of Ireland to plant the device. The BBC's Panorama programme claimed the evidence was never passed on to police.<ref name="Omagh"/> |
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| + | Richards sits on the international advisory board of [[Altimo]], an investment business owned by [[Alfa Group of Russia]].<ref>[http://www.altimo.org/?id=15&w=2809 The International Advisory Board], Altimo, accessed 10 July 2009.</ref> According to the ''Daily Mail'', Altimo is "controlled by Russian oligarch [[Mikhail Fridman]], a leading figure in energy group [[TNK]] which had a spectacular falling-out with [[BP]]" in 2008.<ref>Ben Laurance, [http://www.dailymail.co.uk/money/article-1085573/CITY-FOCUS-Exposed--new-dodgy-dossier-Altimo.html CITY FOCUS: Exposed - the new dodgy dossier from Altimo], Daily Mail, 14 November 2008.</ref> | ||
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| + | ==Affiliations== | ||
| + | *International Advisory Board, [[Altimo]], April 2007. Approved by [[ACOBA]], who saw no difficulty in view of the time that had elapsed after he left Crown service before taking it up"<ref name="ACOBA"> [http://acoba.independent.gov.uk/media/acoba/assets/acobaninthreport2006_08.pdf The Advisory Committee on Business Appointments Ninth Report 2006-2008] ''Advisory Committee on Business Appointments'', accessed 7 November 2014 </ref> | ||
| + | *Non-executive chairman, [[National Security Inspectorate]] ([[Insight Certification]] Ltd), April 2007-August 2013.<ref> [http://www.nsi.org.uk/2013/08/nsi-announces-retirement-of-chairman-sir-francis-richards-kcmg-cvo/ NSI announces retirement of chairman, Sir Francis Richards, KCMG CVO] ''National Security Inspectorate'', 12 August 2013, accessed 7 November 2014 </ref> Approved by [[ACOBA]], who "saw no difficulty in view of the time that had elapsed after he left Crown service before taking it up"<ref name="ACOBA"/> | ||
| + | *Director, [[Centre for Studies in Security and Diplomacy]], April 2007. Approved by [[ACOBA]], who" saw no difficulty in view of the time that had elapsed after he left Crown service before taking it up"<ref name="ACOBA"/> | ||
| + | *Chairman of the [[Bletchley Park Trust]]<ref name="BB"> [http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/private/person.asp?personId=39578309&privcapId=39579583&previousCapId=13376238&previousTitle=Altimo Francis Richards] ''Bloomberg Businessweek'', 7 November 2014, accessed 7 November 2014 </ref> | ||
| + | *Trustee of the [[Imperial War Museum]], 2007<ref name="BB"/> | ||
==External Resources== | ==External Resources== | ||
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Sir Francis Richards was Director of Government Communications Headquarters from 1998 to 2003.[1]
Omagh bomb
Richards was one month into the job at GCHQ, when 29 people were killed in the Omagh bomb. In 2008, it was reported that the bombers had been under phone-tap surveillance by GCHQ as they crossed the border from the Republic of Ireland to plant the device. The BBC's Panorama programme claimed the evidence was never passed on to police.[1]
Altimo
Richards sits on the international advisory board of Altimo, an investment business owned by Alfa Group of Russia.[2] According to the Daily Mail, Altimo is "controlled by Russian oligarch Mikhail Fridman, a leading figure in energy group TNK which had a spectacular falling-out with BP" in 2008.[3]
Affiliations
- International Advisory Board, Altimo, April 2007. Approved by ACOBA, who saw no difficulty in view of the time that had elapsed after he left Crown service before taking it up"[4]
- Non-executive chairman, National Security Inspectorate (Insight Certification Ltd), April 2007-August 2013.[5] Approved by ACOBA, who "saw no difficulty in view of the time that had elapsed after he left Crown service before taking it up"[4]
- Director, Centre for Studies in Security and Diplomacy, April 2007. Approved by ACOBA, who" saw no difficulty in view of the time that had elapsed after he left Crown service before taking it up"[4]
- Chairman of the Bletchley Park Trust[6]
- Trustee of the Imperial War Museum, 2007[6]
External Resources
- History Commons: Profile: Francis Richards
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Robert Booth, 'Bombers' were tracked across border by GCHQ on their way to Omagh, The Guardian, 15 September 2008.
- ↑ The International Advisory Board, Altimo, accessed 10 July 2009.
- ↑ Ben Laurance, CITY FOCUS: Exposed - the new dodgy dossier from Altimo, Daily Mail, 14 November 2008.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 The Advisory Committee on Business Appointments Ninth Report 2006-2008 Advisory Committee on Business Appointments, accessed 7 November 2014
- ↑ NSI announces retirement of chairman, Sir Francis Richards, KCMG CVO National Security Inspectorate, 12 August 2013, accessed 7 November 2014
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Francis Richards Bloomberg Businessweek, 7 November 2014, accessed 7 November 2014
