Christopher Wilkins
Christopher Wilkins is a former Welsh Guards officer and businessman who founded Hakluyt with Christopher James in April 1995.[1]
Wilkins retired from Hakluyt in 1996.[1]
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Hakluyt
In 2013, when asked about spying for Hakluyt, Wilkins said, "I am not in that game. I was on the edge of that game. I did Hakluyt. I helped set it up. It was an interesting operation at an interesting time and life has moved on", [2] and when asked about the allegations Hakluyt spied on Greenpeace, Wilkins said, it had been "way after my time," and "I'm not a spy. I haven't been a spy. It's not my world."[2]
Donations
Like Hakluyt associate Keith Craig, Wilkins donated £10,000 to the Better Together campaign in the build up to the Scottish independence referendum.[2]
Andrew Fraser, who with Wilkins is a significant shareholder of North British Wind Energy Ltd, donated £20,000 to the Better Together campaign.[3]
Career
Wilkins saw active service in Aden, Radfan and Oman whilst in the army and attended the school of Military Intelligence.
After leaving the army Wilkins worked for the Sunday Times for several years, and established and sold a free-sheet newspaper.
In 1995 he helped set up Hakluyt.
Wilkins is now the chairman of North British Wind Energy Ltd.
Resources
Website: http://christopherwilkins.net/
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Stephen Overell The Scotsman Hakluyt Articles Shellnews.net reprint of 'Masters of the great game turn to business' from the Financial Times, first published 23 March 2000, accessed 22 September 2014
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Tom Gordon Better Togethers Coffers Boosted by 13million in Donations The Herald Scotland, Published 15 December 2013, Accessed 22 September 2014
- ↑ Tom Gordon No Vote Donors Caught in Wind Farm Payments Row The Herald Scotland, Published 22 December 2013, Accessed 22 September 2014
