Nigel became Tearfund’s chief executive in November 2015. Previously, he was chief executive of Farm Africa, a long-term rural development NGO focused on east Africa, and before that was chief of staff at Save the Children UK. He has worked as a consultant for the Department for International Development and Tearfund, and was previously a trustee of Medair. From 2004 to 2008, Nigel was the chief executive of New Philanthropy Capital, the charitable think tank. He spent the earlier part of his career as an investment banker for Schroders.
Since 2001 John has taken on a portfolio of part‐time roles in business and the voluntary sector. His current roles include Chair of More House School, Trustee of the Arts & Islands Foundation and Non-Executive Directorships with Jersey Electricity Company and Terra Firma.
..John is also an FCA, member of the Worshipful Company of Management Consultants and Freeman of the City of London.
Guy Hands (born 27 August 1959)[1] is an English financier and investor. He is most notable as the founder and chairman of Terra Firma Capital Partners, one of the largest private equity firms in Europe. Hands also previously served as Chairman of the UK music company, EMI.
..While at university, he became friends with William Hague, who was later best man at his wedding, in 1984, to Julia Caroline Ablethorpe...Hands and his wife own the Hand Picked Hotels chain of 20 English country house properties, which is run by Julia Hands...In 2017 Guy and Julia Hands agreed to a deal to acquire McDonald's Nordic operations. The Nordic countries consist of approximately 435 restaurants, 95% of which are franchised. The deal will see Hands become the developmental licensee and master franchiser for McDonald's in the region.
The Hands family support a number of charities including the Prince's Trust, King's College, Cambridge, Duke of Edinburgh Awards,[40] Kids Company, The Eve Appeal, Hospice in the Weald, ICAN, and Outward Bound.
They have also been significant supporters of Mansfield College, Oxford. In recognition of their significant contributions, Mansfield hosts an annual Hands Lecture series, whose speakers have included Lord Mandelson, David Boies and Bob Geldof.[42] Since 2014, the Hands family has donated £2.2 million towards Mansfield's Love Lane building, which will house the University's new Institute of Human Rights
@swordfish69 you might be interested in this post.. I think I'm seeing some of the infrastructure re your CEMEX post.. there's more info but I need to keep some of that to myself for the moment...
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Company information documents here: https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/company/SC197459/filing-history?page=3
Knoco was incorporated under the name Knowledge Transformation International Ltd in 1999 pdf document
They partnered with the Earth Summit in 2002 https://www.earthsummit2002.org/ic/partners.html
Paul Whiffen info https://www.zoominfo.com/p/Paul-Whiffen/33657925 . Heeseems to be all about 'cultural change'.
Tearfund Executive Team https://www.tearfund.org/about_us/whos_who/tearfund_executive_team/
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New Philanthropy Capital Trustees https://www.thinknpc.org/about-npc/meet-our-trustees/
Founder of Terra Firma, Guy Hands https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guy_Hands
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@swordfish69 you might be interested in this post.. I think I'm seeing some of the infrastructure re your CEMEX post.. there's more info but I need to keep some of that to myself for the moment...