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'''Alexander Leitch''' (Lord Leitch) is a [[Labour]] peer in the House of Lords, having joined on the 7 June 2004.
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'''Sandy Leitch''' (Lord Leitch) is a [[Labour]] peer in the [[House of Lords]], having been raised to the peerage on 7 June 2004.
  
 
Leitch also holds senior positions at [[BUPA]], [[Old Mutual Wealth]] and [[FNZ]], having formerly been chairman of [[Scottish Widows Group]], head of the UK branch of [[Zurich Financial Services]] and deputy chairman of the [[Bank of Scotland]] plc, [[Lloyds Banking Group]] plc and [[HBOS]] plc.
 
Leitch also holds senior positions at [[BUPA]], [[Old Mutual Wealth]] and [[FNZ]], having formerly been chairman of [[Scottish Widows Group]], head of the UK branch of [[Zurich Financial Services]] and deputy chairman of the [[Bank of Scotland]] plc, [[Lloyds Banking Group]] plc and [[HBOS]] plc.
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===Directorships===
 
===Directorships===
  
*Chairman and Non-executive Director, [[BUPA]]
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*Chairman and non-executive director, [[BUPA]]
 
*Chairman, [[Intrinsic Financial Services]] Ltd
 
*Chairman, [[Intrinsic Financial Services]] Ltd
*Non-executive Director, [[Intrinsic Financial Planning]] Limited
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*Non-executive director, [[Intrinsic Financial Planning]] Limited
*Non-executive Chairman, [[FNZ]] (platform technology provider)
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*Non-executive chairman, [[FNZ]] (platform technology provider)
*Non-executive Director, Board of [[Old Mutual Wealth]]
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*Non-executive director, Board of [[Old Mutual Wealth]]
*Independent Adviser to [[Guggenheim Investments]]
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*Independent adviser to [[Guggenheim Investments]]
  
 
===Significant shareholdings===
 
===Significant shareholdings===
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===Former interests===
 
===Former interests===
 
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<ref> [http://www.parliament.uk/mps-lords-and-offices/standards-and-interests/register-of-lords-interests/lords-interests-amendments/?letter=L Interest amendments] ''Parliament.UK'', accessed 22 December 2014 </ref>
 
*Deputy Chairman and Non-executive Director, [[Lloyds TSB Bank]] plc, deleted on the 6 June 2013
 
*Deputy Chairman and Non-executive Director, [[Lloyds TSB Bank]] plc, deleted on the 6 June 2013
 
*Non-executive Director and Chairman, [[Scottish Widows Group]] Limited, deleted on the 6 June 2013
 
*Non-executive Director and Chairman, [[Scottish Widows Group]] Limited, deleted on the 6 June 2013

Latest revision as of 07:13, 23 December 2014

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Sandy Leitch (Lord Leitch) is a Labour peer in the House of Lords, having been raised to the peerage on 7 June 2004.

Leitch also holds senior positions at BUPA, Old Mutual Wealth and FNZ, having formerly been chairman of Scottish Widows Group, head of the UK branch of Zurich Financial Services and deputy chairman of the Bank of Scotland plc, Lloyds Banking Group plc and HBOS plc.

Labour links

Whilst he was in power, Tony Blair utilised Leitch and viewed him as one of his most trusted business advisers. When Gordon Brown replaced Blair, Leitch maintained his Labour links by donating £5,000 to the party in 2007.[1]

Affiliations

From the House of Lords Register of Interests

Directorships

Significant shareholdings

Office-holder in voluntary organisations

  • Deputy Chairman of Commonwealth Education Fund
  • Founding Vice President of 'CARES' (employee volunteering) - subdivision of Business in the Community
  • Chairman of Leitch Review of Skills (unpaid) (independent review of skills in the UK - voluntary post)
  • Chairman, National Employment Panel Ltd (unpaid)

Voluntary organisations

Former interests

[2]

Notes

  1. Michael Seamark The man behind Blair's new job: From miner's son to peer with power Daily Mail, 28 January 2008, accessed 22 December 2014
  2. Interest amendments Parliament.UK, accessed 22 December 2014