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:'the British business community’s growing interest in involvement in economic development in the Middle East region, including deeper cooperation with Israel, the PA, Egypt and Jordan. The security, antiterror and anti-crime fields in Israel were particular noted as targets for increased cooperation'<ref>World Trade Center Israel Ltd. [http://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en&client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla%3Aen-GB%3Aofficial&hs=i0f&q=IBBC+trevor+chinn&btnG=Search&meta= Newsletter] Issue No.77. Spring 2006. Accessed 22nd July 2008</ref>
 
:'the British business community’s growing interest in involvement in economic development in the Middle East region, including deeper cooperation with Israel, the PA, Egypt and Jordan. The security, antiterror and anti-crime fields in Israel were particular noted as targets for increased cooperation'<ref>World Trade Center Israel Ltd. [http://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en&client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla%3Aen-GB%3Aofficial&hs=i0f&q=IBBC+trevor+chinn&btnG=Search&meta= Newsletter] Issue No.77. Spring 2006. Accessed 22nd July 2008</ref>
  
The day before the Prime Ministers Conference, senior members of the IBBC held a meeting. Those in attendance included [[Trevor Chinn]], [[Shraga Brosh ]] (IBBC Chairman and Manufacturers Association president), [[Lord Sterling]] (former IBBC Chairman), [[Tony Warwick]] (Britech chairman), [[Simon McDonald]] (UK Ambassador to Israel), [[Uriel Lynn]] (Federation of Israeli Chambers of Commerce president and the former Israeli chairman of IBCC), [[Benjamin Gaon]], [[Dov Tadmor]] ([[Aviv Venture Capital]] chairman), [[Dov Lautman]] (Delta Galil Industries chairman), [[Gideon Siterman]], [[Hanan Achsaf]], [[Shmuel Frankel]] ([[Epsilon Investment House]] chairman and CEO), [[Gad Propper]] ([[Osem International]] managing director), [[Amnon Dotan]] ([[British-Israel Chamber of Commerce]] chairman), [[Ehud Geller] ([[Collgard Biopharmaceuticals]] chairman), [[Aryeh Zeiff]], [[Amir Hayek]], [[Yoram Blizovsky]] ([[Manufacturers Association]] managing director), Maj-Gen (res) [[Danny Rothschild]], [[Giyora Eiland]] (National Security Adviser) and [[Yoav Biran]] ([[Ministry of Foreign Affairs]] director-general). The meeting included being shown 'targets and tools for realizing measures for enhancing binational cooperation'<ref><i>BBC</i> Monitoring Middle East - Political Supplied by <i>BBC</i> Worldwide Monitoring. 'New head of Israel-Britain Business Council comments ahead of meeting'. 8th November 2005</ref>
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The day before the Prime Ministers Conference, senior members of the IBBC held a meeting. Those in attendance included [[Trevor Chinn]], [[Shraga Brosh ]] (IBBC Chairman and Manufacturers Association president), [[Lord Sterling]] (former IBBC Chairman), [[Tony Warwick]] (Britech chairman), [[Simon McDonald]] (UK Ambassador to Israel), [[Uriel Lynn]] (Federation of Israeli Chambers of Commerce president and the former Israeli chairman of IBCC), [[Benjamin Gaon]], [[Dov Tadmor]] ([[Aviv Venture Capital]] chairman), [[Dov Lautman]] (Delta Galil Industries chairman), [[Gideon Siterman]], [[Hanan Achsaf]], [[Shmuel Frankel]] ([[Epsilon Investment House]] chairman and CEO), [[Gad Propper]] ([[Osem International]] managing director), [[Amnon Dotan]] ([[British-Israel Chamber of Commerce]] chairman), [[Ehud Geller]] ([[Collgard Biopharmaceuticals]] chairman), [[Aryeh Zeiff]], [[Amir Hayek]], [[Yoram Blizovsky]] ([[Manufacturers Association]] managing director), Maj-Gen (res) [[Danny Rothschild]], [[Giyora Eiland]] (National Security Adviser) and [[Yoav Biran]] ([[Ministry of Foreign Affairs]] director-general). The meeting included being shown 'targets and tools for realizing measures for enhancing binational cooperation'<ref><i>BBC</i> Monitoring Middle East - Political Supplied by <i>BBC</i> Worldwide Monitoring. 'New head of Israel-Britain Business Council comments ahead of meeting'. 8th November 2005</ref>
  
 
==References==
 
==References==

Revision as of 21:36, 31 July 2008

On July 24th 2007, TheGuardian announced the 72nd birthday of Trevor Chinn[1].

In November 2003 Secretary of State for Defence, Geoff Hoon gave a speech to the United Jewish Israel Appeal. In his speech he declared that he is a 'strong supporter' of Labour Friends of Israel and a good friend of Trevor Chinn[2].


Affiliations

  • Israel-Britain Business Council (IBBC) - Council Co-Chairman[3]
  • Chinn is President of Norwood Children and Families Trust[4]
  • United Jewish Israel Appeal, President
  • Labour Friends of Israel - Chinn is reported to be a member of the LFI who has also donated a 'six figure sum' to the Labour Party[5].
  • Tel Aviv University - Board of Governors member[6].
  • Aurora Russia Ltd - Chairman[7]
  • Aurora Investment Advisors Limited (AIAL) Chinn is reported to have created a trust which holds 10% of the non-voting preference shares in AIAL. He is reported to hold 'no interest'[8].
  • Lex Services - Chairman. In this role Chinn oversaw the acquisition of RAC[9]. Chinn retired from this position in 2003[10]
  • Harrison - Chief Executive of Easyjet. Chinn is reported to have been a mentor for Harrison and to have helped him 'enormously' in his career[11].
  • Itis Holdings - Chairman. Itis produces road pricing technology and has contracts with Transport for London and 'several local authorities'. Former transport minister, Stephen Ladyman joined Itis in 2008. The Sunday Times reports that Ladyman 'would not lobby the government for a year after he stood down as a minister', but goes on to state that he 'is able to assist Itis in seeking contracts in the EU'[12]. In Chinn's biography, Itis is described as 'an AIM-listed provider of traffic information with a subsidiary in Israel'[13]
  • Streetcar - The 'pay-as-you-go' car club is chaired by Chinn[14]. Chinn is also reported to have made a personal investment in the company, but no further details are divulged[15]. Streetcar is part of the portfolio of private equity group Smedvig Capital[16].
  • Automobile Association - Chairman[17].
  • Kwik-Fit - Chairman[18].
  • Pendragon - Chairman. Pendragon is described as the Uk's largest car dealer[19].
  • Motorists Forum - a government advisory panel. Chinn took up the position of Chairman in 1999[20]. In 2006, Chinn is reported to have headed the Forum's study the 'Local Authority Parking Attendants And London Congestion Charge Administration'[21].
  • Commission for Integrated Transport - Vice Chair. Chinn was appointed to this position by the then Deputy Prime Minister, John Prescott in 1999 and continued in this role until stepping down in June 2004[22].
  • Automotive Skills - Director[23]. The aims of Automotive Skills includes to 'Influence government, its agencies and education and training suppliers to respond to employers’ needs'[24]. Automotive Skills merged with the Institute of the Motor Industry(IMI)[25]. The IMI is part of the Skills for Business Network[26]
  • Vigilant Technology - Chairman. Vigilant describes itself as 'a leading provider of intelligent IP based digital video/audio solutions for high-end CCTV security and surveillance markets'[27]. In 2006, Chinn purchased 800,000 ordinary shares of NIS 0.01 each in the Company ('Ordinary Shares') at 10p per share. The report continued that 'Chinn is now interested in 2,805,810 Ordinary Shares, representing approximately 4.97% of the issued share capital of the Company'[28]. Chinn joined Vigilant in 2005[29].
  • CVC Capital Partners - Advisory Board member[30]. CVC Capital Partners is a global private equity and investment advisory firm. It's headquarters are in Luxembourg and it has a network of 19 offices across Europe, Asia and the USA[31].

Events and Conferences

KIVUNIM (directions) 2008

In 2008, Chinn participated as a speaker at the KIVUNIM (directions) 2008 conference on capital markets and corporate governance held at Prime Sagol Gan Oranim in Tel Aviv. Other speakers included Shraga Brosh - Manufacturers Association of Israel president; Ronnie Bar-On - Finance Minister; Tom Phillips - British Ambassador; David Lewis - Lord Mayor of the City of London; Victor Blank - Lloyds chairman; Zvi Marom - BATM Advanced Communications chairman; Graham Dallas - London Stock Exchange senior manager[32].

Israeli Prime Minister’s Conference 2005

In 2005, Chinn led a delegation from the Israel-Britain Business Council (which he serves as Council Co-Chairman) at the Israeli Prime Minister’s Conference. They met with MAI President Shraga Brosh (who is also Co-Chairman of the Council) and 'a group of high-level representatives of Israel’s business and economic sector'. The delegation discussed...

'the British business community’s growing interest in involvement in economic development in the Middle East region, including deeper cooperation with Israel, the PA, Egypt and Jordan. The security, antiterror and anti-crime fields in Israel were particular noted as targets for increased cooperation'[33]

The day before the Prime Ministers Conference, senior members of the IBBC held a meeting. Those in attendance included Trevor Chinn, Shraga Brosh (IBBC Chairman and Manufacturers Association president), Lord Sterling (former IBBC Chairman), Tony Warwick (Britech chairman), Simon McDonald (UK Ambassador to Israel), Uriel Lynn (Federation of Israeli Chambers of Commerce president and the former Israeli chairman of IBCC), Benjamin Gaon, Dov Tadmor (Aviv Venture Capital chairman), Dov Lautman (Delta Galil Industries chairman), Gideon Siterman, Hanan Achsaf, Shmuel Frankel (Epsilon Investment House chairman and CEO), Gad Propper (Osem International managing director), Amnon Dotan (British-Israel Chamber of Commerce chairman), Ehud Geller (Collgard Biopharmaceuticals chairman), Aryeh Zeiff, Amir Hayek, Yoram Blizovsky (Manufacturers Association managing director), Maj-Gen (res) Danny Rothschild, Giyora Eiland (National Security Adviser) and Yoav Biran (Ministry of Foreign Affairs director-general). The meeting included being shown 'targets and tools for realizing measures for enhancing binational cooperation'[34]

References

  1. The Guardian. 'Birthdays'. 24th July 2007.
  2. Hoon, G. (2003) Speech by Secretary of State for Defence, Geoff Hoon, to the United Jewish Israel Appeal. 13th November 2003. accessed 2nd July 2008
  3. World Trade Center Israel Ltd. Newsletter Issue No.77. Spring 2006. Accessed 22nd July 2008
  4. Norwood Children and Families Trust Annual Review 2003-2004 Accessed 2nd July 2008
  5. Atlantic Free Press Labour Friends of Israel in the House'. 25th December 2007.
  6. Globes [online] - Israel's Business Arena. 'Vigilant Technology valued at £24.3m for AIM IPO; The security and surveillance technology company will issue 23,255,814 shares at £0.43 each'. 19th December 2005
  7. Thomson Financial News CNF Regulatory News formerly Company News Feed 'Aurora Russia Ltd - Final Results'. 31st March 2008
  8. Thomson Financial News CNF Regulatory News formerly Company News Feed 'Aurora Russia Ltd - Final Results'. 31st March 2008
  9. Jameson, A. (2008) 'Flying high as airlines brace themselves for turbulent times ahead'. The Times (London). 10th March 2008
  10. Kahn, S. (2007) 'BLACKFRIAR; CITY AND BUSINESS EDITED BY STEPHEN KAHN' The Express11th April 2007
  11. Jameson, A. (2008) 'Flying high as airlines brace themselves for turbulent times ahead'. The Times (London). 10th March 2008
  12. Watt, H. (2008) 'Ex-transport minister takes job at road pricing firm'. Sunday Times (London). 6th January 2008
  13. Vigilant Technology Board of Directors. Accessed 26th July 2008
  14. Wood, Z. (2007). 'Business & Media: Business: News: Streetcar desires share float'. The Observer. 7th October 2007
  15. Hotten, R. (2007) 'AUTOMOTIVE AA chief drives desire for Streetcar'. The Daily Telegraph (LONDON)10th April 2007
  16. Daily Star 'Movers & groovers; IT'S THE BUSINESS'. 11th April 2007
  17. The Guardian. 'Birthdays'. 24th July 2007.
  18. The Guardian (London). 'Birthdays'. 24th July 2006
  19. Walsh, F. (2006) 'Pendragon urges rivals to join in £900m car dealership'. The Guardian,/i> (London). 28th January 2006
  20. Vigilant Technology Board of Directors. Accessed 26th July 2008
  21. Williams, D. (2006) 'Watchdog threatens parking takeover'. The Evening Standard (London). 6th November 2006
  22. Company News Feed formerly Regulatory News Service. 'Aurora Russia Ltd - AIM First Day Dealings'. 24th March 2006
  23. Company News Feed formerly Regulatory News Service. 'Aurora Russia Ltd - AIM First Day Dealings'. 24th March 2006
  24. Institute of the Motor Industry 'Learning and Skills – Licensed to train' Accessed 31st July 2008
  25. Institute of the Motor Industry Home page Accessed 31st July 2008
  26. Institute of the Motor Industry 'About the IMI' Accessed 31st July 2008
  27. Vigilant Technology Corporate Overview Accessed 26th July 2008
  28. Company News Feed formerly Regulatory News Service 'Vigilant Technology - Director/PDMR Shareholding'. 17th October 2006
  29. Globes [online] - Israel's Business Arena. 'Vigilant Technology valued at £24.3m for AIM IPO; The security and surveillance technology company will issue 23,255,814 shares at £0.43 each'. 19th December 2005
  30. Company News Feed formerly Regulatory News Service. 'Aurora Russia Ltd - AIM First Day Dealings'. 24th March 2006
  31. CVC Capital Partners Home page Accessed 31st July 2008
  32. Greer Fay Cashman (2008) 'CONFERENCE CIRCUIT' The Jerusalem Post 20th January 2008
  33. World Trade Center Israel Ltd. Newsletter Issue No.77. Spring 2006. Accessed 22nd July 2008
  34. BBC Monitoring Middle East - Political Supplied by BBC Worldwide Monitoring. 'New head of Israel-Britain Business Council comments ahead of meeting'. 8th November 2005