Listed as one of Fortune’s ‘40 Under 40’ list of young business leaders and the Financial Times’ fourth most influential gay business leaders list, former Barclays CIO Anthony Watson was also named in The Telegraph’s ‘top 50 list of LGBT executives’ in January 2015.Formerly CIO at Barclays and global CIO at Nike, Inc., diversity campaigner Watson is the first British and non-American to be appointed to the board of directors of Glaad. He was born in London, read theology at Trinity College, Dublin and describes his “ridiculously expensive addiction” as being bespoke suits by Tom Ford.
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Peter Wetherell
He’s the gent who successfully led the campaign against Westminster Council’s ludicrous attempt to expand parking charges in the West End. He’s also Mayfair’s leading estate agent and the man credited with bringing residential life back to the area. He’s well known for wearing red socks and for his love of cigars.
Camila Batmanghelidjh CBE
Larger than life Camila Batmanghelidjh was born in Tehran and was once described as “Britain’s most colourful charity leader”.
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The happy crooner Bobby Darin is back and he certainly has personality………and God only knows what else?
A good choice from The Steeple Times. Well done.