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Latest revision as of 11:40, 8 November 2026
British telecoms executive (Energis), private equity partner (Apax) and Reform Judaism lay leader (1950–2021)
| Michael Grabiner
| |
|---|---|
| Image |  Michael Grabiner (WUPJ photograph, 2021) |
| Born | August 1950 |
| Died | November 2021 |
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation | Telecommunications executive; private equity investor |
| Known for | Chief executive of Energis (1996–2001); partner at Apax Partners; chair of Partnerships for Schools; chair of the World Union for Progressive Judaism (2011–2015) |
| Sibling(s) | Stephen Grabiner, Robert Grabiner |
Michael Grabiner CBE (August 1950 – November 2021), known as Mike Grabiner, was a British telecommunications executive who was chief executive of Energis from 1996 to 2001 and later a director and partner of the private equity firm Apax Partners.[1][2] He chaired the government schools-investment body Partnerships for Schools from 2005 to 2012.[3][2] In Jewish communal life he chaired The Movement for Reform Judaism from 2005 to 2008 and the World Union for Progressive Judaism from 2011 to 2015, and was chair of governors of JCoSS.[4][5]
He was the brother of Stephen Grabiner and Robert Grabiner.[6][4] The Daily Telegraph described Ian Grabiner in 2002 as "first cousin of businessmen brothers Stephen and Michael Grabiner".[7] He was awarded the CBE in the 2012 Birthday Honours for services to education.[4] He died in early November 2021, aged 71, after a long illness.[4][5]
BT and Energis
The government's 2010 announcement on his Partnerships for Schools chairmanship said he had previously been "Director of BT Europe".[3] Companies House records him as a director of Energis Communications Limited from 1 January 1996 and of Energis plc from its formation on 23 September 1997, until he resigned from both on 31 July 2001.[2] The Independent wrote in 1998, when Stephen Grabiner ran ONdigital, that "Mike is chief executive of Energis, the telecommunications company that recently made a spectacular stock market debut".[6] He was also a director of Littlewoods Limited (then the Littlewoods Organisation Public Limited Company, later Littlewoods plc) from 17 December 1998 to 18 April 2002.[2]
Apax Partners
On 15 February 2002 The Independent reported that Grabiner, "the former chief executive of the troubled telecoms company Energis", had been made a director of Apax Partners. He joined "his brother, Stephen Grabiner, who is also a director at Apax". When he retired from Energis he had said that, at 50, he wanted to do something "entirely different".[1] Companies House records him as a director of Apax Partners UK Ltd (then Apax Partners Ltd) from 12 February 2004 to 7 June 2005, and as a member of Apax Partners LLP (then Apax Partners Worldwide LLP) from 6 June 2005 to 31 March 2009. During the same period he held portfolio and other directorships, including Nexagent Limited, Synetrix (Holdings) Limited, Value Partners Management Consulting Limited (then Spectrum Strategy Consultants) and Duelguide Holdings Limited (then Chelsfield plc).[2] In 2010 the government described him as "previously a partner at Apax Partners LLP".[3]
Public appointments and dispute resolution
Grabiner was first appointed chair of Partnerships for Schools (PfS), which delivered capital investment in schools for the government, on 2 January 2005. He was reappointed in 2008 and, in November 2010, Education Secretary Michael Gove extended his term to 1 January 2012. The Department for Education said he had volunteered a 30% pay cut, from £25,000 to £17,500 a year, for one to two days' work a month.[3] Companies House shows him as a director of PfS from 7 February 2005 to 2 January 2012.[2]
He was a director of the Centre for Effective Dispute Resolution Limited (CEDR) from 24 January 2012 to 14 March 2017,[2] and a second officer record shows him on the boards of CEDR subsidiaries, including CEDR Services Limited and IDRS Limited, from 22 January 2015 to early 2017.[8]
Investment partnerships
Companies House lists him as a member of several film, games and energy investment partnerships: Ingenious Film Partners LLP (2005–2010), Ingenious Film Partners 2 LLP and Ingenious Games LLP (2006–2011), Eclipse Film Partners No. 16 LLP (2006–2014), Future Fuels No.1 LLP (2010–2017) and Waterloo Street BPRA Property Fund LLP (from 2009, with no resignation recorded).[2]
Jewish communal roles
The Movement for Reform Judaism said that Grabiner chaired the movement from 2005 to 2008. It also said he had been "instrumental in creating the cross-denominational school JCoss, where he was a former Trustee and Chair of Governors", and had chaired the World Union for Progressive Judaism.[4] The World Union gave his term as chair as 2011 to 2015. It also listed him as a member of the boards of UK Jewish Day Schools and the UK Jewish Leadership Council.[5] Jewish News reported that he had served as Reform's vice-president.[9]
Companies House records the matching directorships: The Jewish Community Secondary School Trust (9 January 2008 – 28 December 2016), Jewish Community Day School Advisory Board (17 May 2006 – 13 November 2012), The Jewish Leadership Council (14 March 2006 – 31 December 2008), B'nai B'rith Hillel Foundation (11 February 2004 – 1 September 2008), Leo Baeck College (1 August 2005 – 1 July 2008) and UK Jewish Film Ltd (28 January 2004 – 23 October 2012).[2]
Company appointments
Companies House holds two officer records for Michael Grabiner, both with a birth month of August 1950. The second covers his CEDR group appointments. They are combined below.[2][8] Some appointments still show no resignation date even though he died in 2021.
| Company (number) | Former names (Companies House) | Role | Appointed | Resigned | Company status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Energis Communications Limited (02630471) | Telecom Electric Limited (1991–1993); Intercede 915 Limited (1991–1991) | Director[2] | 1 January 1996 | 31 July 2001 | Active |
| Energis plc (03438871) | Energis Group plc (1997–1997) | Director[2] | 23 September 1997 | 31 July 2001 | In liquidation |
| Metroholdings Limited (03511122) | Foreigndeal Limited (1998–1998) | Director[2] | 2 April 1998 | 26 September 2000 | Dissolved (2 July 2024) |
| Energis Squared Limited (03037442) | Planet Online Limited (1995–2000); Planet Internet Services Limited (1995–1995); Fortune 3 Limited (1995–1995) | Director[2] | 28 August 1998 | 31 July 2001 | Active |
| Energis Holdings Limited (03649524) | Thistledew Limited (1998–1998) | Director[2] | 9 November 1998 | 31 July 2001 | Dissolved (31 October 2017) |
| Littlewoods Limited (00262152) | Littlewoods plc (2000–2002); Littlewoods Organisation Public Limited Company(the) (1932–2000) | Director[2] | 17 December 1998 | 18 April 2002 | Active |
| Energis (Ireland) Limited (NI035793) | Nevada Tele.com Limited (1999–2003); E.v. Limited (1999–1999) | Director[2] | 18 May 1999 | 20 November 2001 | Active |
| Energis Holdco. Limited (03817396) | Upperfleet Limited (1999–1999) | Director[2] | 30 September 1999 | 31 July 2001 | Dissolved (16 October 2026) |
| Energis Local Access Limited (04050390) | Mangospring Limited (2000–2000) | Director[2] | 29 August 2000 | 31 July 2001 | Dissolved (12 September 2017) |
| Energis Management Limited (04050367) | Citruscove Limited (2000–2000) | Director[2] | 19 September 2000 | 31 July 2001 | Dissolved (26 September 2017) |
| Energis Holdco. II Limited. (04071385) | Saddlebright Limited (2000–2000) | Director[2] | 7 November 2000 | 31 July 2001 | Dissolved (16 October 2026) |
| Duelguide Holdings Limited (02636872) | Chelsfield Limited (2004–2005); Chelsfield plc (1992–2004); Nextlaunch Limited (1991–1992) | Director[2] | 15 August 2002 | 8 June 2004 | Active |
| Value Partners Management Consulting Limited (02843820) | Spectrum Strategy Consultants Limited (1995–2008); Spectrum-Strategy Consultants Limited (1993–1995); Choqs 249 Limited (1993–1993) | Director[2] | 30 January 2003 | 1 March 2007 | Dissolved (2 June 2026) |
| Nexagent Limited (04101137) | Interprovider Limited (2001–2002); Law 2237 Limited (2000–2001) | Director[2] | 23 July 2003 | 8 June 2007 | Dissolved (30 October 2013) |
| Synetrix (Holdings) Limited (03491956) | Equinox Converged Solutions Limited (2001–2005); Eforce Limited (2000–2001); Equinox Solutions Services Limited (1999–2000) | Director[2] | 15 January 2004 | 18 December 2009 | Dissolved (18 February 2021) |
| UK Jewish Film Ltd (03360075) | UK Jewish Film Festival Ltd (2003–2011); Brighton Jewish Film Festival Ltd (1997–2003) | Director[2] | 28 January 2004 | 23 October 2012 | Active |
| B'nai B'rith Hillel Foundation (00546659) | — | Director[2] | 11 February 2004 | 1 September 2008 | Active |
| Apax Partners UK Ltd (01342446) | Apax Partners Ltd (2001–2008); Apax Partners & Co. Ventures Ltd (1991–2001); Alan Patricof Associates Limited (1981–1991) | Director[2] | 12 February 2004 | 7 June 2005 | Active |
| Partnerships for Schools Limited (04650964) | Intercede 1836 Limited (2003–2003) | Director[2] | 7 February 2005 | 2 January 2012 | Dissolved (1 November 2014) |
| Ingenious Film Partners LLP (OC308659) | Ingenious Film Partners 1 LLP (2004–2004) | LLP Member[2] | 29 March 2005 | 6 April 2010 | Active |
| Apax Partners LLP (OC303117) | Apax Partners Worldwide LLP (2002–2008) | LLP Member[2] | 6 June 2005 | 31 March 2009 | Active |
| Leo Baeck College (00626693) | Leo Baeck College - Centre for Jewish Education (2001–2006); The Leo Baeck College (1988–2001); Leo Baeck College Limited(the) (1959–1988) | Director[2] | 1 August 2005 | 1 July 2008 | Active |
| The Jewish Leadership Council (05742840) | — | Director[2] | 14 March 2006 | 31 December 2008 | Active |
| Ingenious Games LLP (OC314073) | Ingenious Games Partners LLP (2005–2005) | LLP Member[2] | 31 March 2006 | 6 April 2011 | Active |
| Ingenious Film Partners 2 LLP (OC314069) | — | LLP Member[2] | 31 March 2006 | 6 April 2011 | Active |
| Jewish Community Day School Advisory Board (04354490) | — | Director[2] | 17 May 2006 | 13 November 2012 | Active |
| Eclipse Film Partners No. 16 LLP (OC316623) | — | LLP Member[2] | 24 July 2006 | 5 April 2014 | Dissolved (16 July 2024) |
| The Jewish Community Secondary School Trust (05313603) | — | Director[2] | 9 January 2008 | 28 December 2016 | Active |
| GCT Art Investments Ltd (06759125) | — | Director[2] | 26 November 2008 | — (no resignation recorded) | Dissolved (20 September 2016) |
| Waterloo Street BPRA Property Fund LLP (OC343712) | — | LLP Member[2] | 3 April 2009 | — (no resignation recorded) | Active |
| Future Fuels No.1 LLP (OC334323) | Bioethanol Partners LLP (2008–2009); Bioethanol Partners No.1 LLP (2008–2008) | LLP Member[2] | 30 September 2010 | 12 September 2017 | Active |
| Portland Place Advisers LLP (OC366512) | — | LLP Designated Member[2] | 14 July 2011 | — (no resignation recorded) | Dissolved (24 October 2017) |
| Centre for Effective Dispute Resolution Limited (02422813) | Centre for Dispute Resolution Limited (1996–2001); European Dispute Resolution Limited (1989–1996); Centralextra Limited (1989–1989) | Director[2] | 24 January 2012 | 14 March 2017 | Active |
| Centre for Dispute Resolution Limited (04200149) | Zzz Corporation Ltd (2001–2001) | Director[8] | 22 January 2015 | 23 March 2017 | Dissolved (22 September 2026) |
| IDRS Limited (05945499) | — | Director[8] | 22 January 2015 | 14 March 2017 | Active |
| Mediate Direct Limited (04102158) | — | Director[8] | 22 January 2015 | 14 March 2017 | Active |
| CEDR Solve Limited (04216681) | — | Director[8] | 22 January 2015 | 14 March 2017 | Dissolved (1 September 2026) |
| CEDR Services Limited (03271988) | European Dispute Resolution Limited (1996–2010); Calmawest Limited (1996–1996) | Director[8] | 22 January 2015 | 21 January 2017 | Active |
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Liz Vaughan-Adams, Former Energis chief exec to join brother on board of Apax Partners The Independent, 15 February 2002, accessed 8 November 2026.
- ↑ 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 2.12 2.13 2.14 2.15 2.16 2.17 2.18 2.19 2.20 2.21 2.22 2.23 2.24 2.25 2.26 2.27 2.28 2.29 2.30 2.31 2.32 2.33 2.34 2.35 2.36 2.37 2.38 2.39 2.40 2.41 2.42 Companies House, Michael GRABINER personal appointments (33 appointments), accessed 8 November 2026.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Department for Education, Partnerships for Schools chairman appointment extended for 12 months GOV.UK, 30 November 2010, accessed 8 November 2026.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 The Movement for Reform Judaism, Remembering Michael Grabiner CBE, 4 November 2021, accessed 8 November 2026.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 World Union for Progressive Judaism, The World Union Mourns the Passing of Michael Grabiner Z"L, November 2021, accessed 8 November 2026.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Jeremy Warner, Profile: Stephen Grabiner – All set for the TV showdown The Independent, 16 August 1998, accessed 8 November 2026.
- ↑ Kate Rankine, Green puts Grabiner in key Arcadia post The Daily Telegraph, 11 December 2002, accessed 8 November 2026 (read from the Wayback Machine copy).
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 8.5 8.6 Companies House, Michael GRABINER personal appointments (5 appointments), accessed 8 November 2026.
- ↑ Jewish News Reporter, Tributes paid to former Reform chair Michael Grabiner, who dies aged 72 Jewish News, 10 November 2021, accessed 8 November 2026.