26 May 2009
Jerseyman Mark Boleat at the centre of City policy
Jerseyman Mark Boleat, has been appointed Deputy Chairman of the
Policy and Resources Committee at the City of London Corporation
which puts him at the heart of strategy and decision making for the
City.
The Policy and Resources Committee leads the policy making
process for the City of London Corporation. It is also responsible
for the overall allocation of resources between committees in order
to ensure that policies and programmes are relevant and support the
objective of positioning the City as the pre-eminent financial
centre of the world.
Stuart Fraser, Chairman of the Policy and Resources Committee,
said:
- “Mark has absolutely the right experience and skills for this
important role for the City of London Corporation. He has an
excellent background in financial services which will be invaluable
in helping to steer the work of the committee through what will
undoubtedly be testing times as we move from a period of crises
management to one where we can begin to rebuild the reputation of
the industry, both domestically and overseas.”
Mark Boleat, who is currently working on a study of population
trends in Jersey, is a company director and consultant. He runs a
consultancy specialising in trade associations, housing finance in
Africa and regulation. He has undertaken a number of projects for
the States, including reviews of housing policy, population policy
and consumer policy. Formerly the Director General of the Building
Societies Association and the Association of British Insurers, he
is currently Director and Chairman of the Audit Committee of the
Travelers Insurance Company, Chairman of the Association of Labour
Providers, Vice Chair of the Association of Charitable Foundations
and a member of the Gibraltar Financial Services Commission.
He has been a Councillor in the City since 2002 and is also
Chairman of the Markets Committee which has responsibility for the
Billingsgate, Smithfield and Spitalfields Markets. Other committees
he serves on include Planning and Transportation, Police and the
City Bridge Trust. He represents the City on the City of London
Citizens Advice Bureau and the Sir John Cass’s Foundation.
Mark Boleat takes over as Deputy Chairman from Sir Michael
Snyder, who was formerly Chairman of the Policy and Resources
Committee.
Ends
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Corporation works nationally and internationally to maintain and
enhance the City as a world-leading international financial and
business centre. It also serves London and the UK with special
responsibilities such as the Barbican Arts Centre, the Central
Criminal Court at the Old Bailey, 10,000 acres of open space
including Hampstead Heath and Epping Forest, three wholesale food
markets, three inner-London City Academies, the City Bridge Trust,
economic regeneration programmes in neighbouring boroughs and
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