Norman Blackwell, Baron Blackwell
British businessman, public servant and politician (born 1952)
Norman Roy Blackwell, Baron Blackwell (born 29 July 1952) is a British former businessman, civil servant, Conservative politician, campaigner and policy advisor.
Early life
The son of Albert and Frances Blackwell, he was educated first at Latymer Upper School, and as a Junior Exhibitioner at The Royal Academy of Music in London. He graduated from Trinity College, Cambridge with a master of arts in natural sciences in 1973. He then obtained a Thouron Award to study at the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania where he graduated with a master of business administration in 1975, and then in 1976 with a doctor of philosophy in finance and economics.
Career
Business and commerce employment
Upon leaving academia Norman commenced employment in 1976 with The Plessey Company, a British-based international electronics, defence and telecommunications company, where he was involved with strategic planning. In 1978 he moved to McKinsey & Company, a global management consulting and from where, in 1986, he was seconded to work, until 1987, for the Conservative government of the United Kingdom. Back at McKinsey's, Blackwell was made a partner in 1984 and he remained with the firm until 1995, when a second spell working for a British Conservative Government commenced. That administration's defeat in the 1997 general election saw him again take up private sector employment with National Westminster Bank as director of group development between 1997 and 2000. The new millennium witnessed a change in employment opportunities and he began a new phase in his career as a non-executive director and advisor appointed to a number of public listed companies.
Current directorships
Non-executive director, Lloyds Banking Group plc and at Lloyds Bank Plc since 1 June 2012 and chairman from April 2014.
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