German-British Forum

People

'The Forum has a Management Board of 14 members and an Advisory Council of 18 members. People connected with the Forum carry out most administrative tasks free of charge. None of the Forum's Directors or Advisory Council takes a salary or draws administrative expenses.'

Zacharias Gertler, the Neoconservative connected individual who is one of London's 'Secret rich' is listed as a director.

GBF Advisory Board

According to the GBF website: Dr. Gottfried von Bismarck, Senior Consultant, Körber AG | Sir Nigel Broomfield KCMG Bernard Carey, Director, Pielle Consulting | The Lord Cobbold, Lytton Enterprises Ltd | Dr. Stephen Collins, Director, Government and Regulatory Affairs, Skype | Dr. Horst Füllenkemper | Dr. Ulrich Hoppe, Managing Director, German-British Chamber of Industry and Commerce | Frederick R. Hopson | Peter Mather, Vice President, External Affairs (Europe and sub-Saharan Africa), BP plc | Thomas Kielinger OBE, UK Correspondent, Die Welt | George Magan, Partner, Rhone Group Limited | George W. Mallinckrodt, President, Schroders plc | Ingrid McAlpine | Robert Meier, Robert Bosch Ltd | Prof Rüdiger von Rosen, Geschäftsführendes Mitglied, Deutsches Aktieninstitut e.V. | Simon Tilford, Chief Economist, Centre for European Reform | Maxine Vlieland OBE | Lord George W. Weidenfeld, Chairman, Weidenfeld & Nicolson

GBF Management Board

President The Rt. Hon. Lord Hurd of Westwell CH CBE PC, former Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs | Chairman Professor William (Willie) Paterson OBE AcSS FRSE FRSA, Director, Institute for German Studies, University of Birmingham

Board Members

Robert Bischof*, Chairman, Vitalize Health Products Ltd. | Zak Gertler, Managing Director, Gertler Properties Ltd | Patricia Godfrey*, Partner and Head of German Group, Nabarro | Dr. Rebecca Harding, Executive Director, Global Entrepreneurship Monitor, London Business School | Michael Knapstein, Chief Financial Officer, T-Systems Ltd. | Jürgen Krönig, UK Correspondent, Die Zeit | Mark Lewis, Director of Utilities Equity Research Team, Deutsche Bank | David Marsh CBE*, Chairman, London and Oxford Capital Markets plc | Andreas Meyer-Schwickerath, Executive Director, British Chamber of Commerce in Germany | Dr. Carolyn Moore, Institute for German Studies, University of Birmingham | Lord Watson of Richmond CBE, Chairman, Europe, Burson-Marsteller | Zoe Pettman ACA (Company Secretary)

* Deputy Chairman

German-British Forum Awards Jury

President Patricia Godfrey, Partner and Head of German Group, Nabarro

Jury Members

Roger Boyes, Berlin Correspondent, The Times | Brian Gosschalk, Chief Executive, Ipsos-MORI | John Eisenhammer, Director, Quiller Consultants | Robert Meier, Robert Bosch Ltd | Thomas Kielinger, UK Correspondent, Die Welt | Antje Schlamm, Director, London, Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst | Michael Maclay, Director, Montrose Associates | Professor William (Willie) Paterson OBE AcSS FRSE FRSA, Director, Institute for German Studies, University of Birmingham | Christoph Urban, Chairman, British-German Association | Michael Knapstein, Chief Financial Officer, T-Systems Ltd | Barry Stickings CBE | Professor Michael Stürmer, Chief Correspondent, Verlag Axel Springer | Gina Thomas, UK Cultural Correspondent, Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung | Rolf Seelmann, Journalist, Seelmannfilm

Funding

According to its own website 'The GBF is funded through donations from companies, foundations and individuals. Past sponsors and supporters include'

BMW | Bankgesellschaft Berlin | Barclays Bank | Behrenberg Bank | Robert Bosch | BASF | BP | Commerzbank | Deutsche Bundesbank | Droege & Comp. | Deutsche Bank | DZ Bank | Hawkpoint Partners | Henkel | Herbert Quandt Foundation | Hessische Landesbank | Institute for German Studies | Körber Stiftung | McIntyre & King | Nabarro Nathanson | Sal. Oppenheim | RWE | Rheinmetall | Robert Fleming | Royal Bank of Scotland | Siemens | 3i | Veba | Westdeutsche Landesbank

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