Contact details
Westminster
House of Lords, London, SW1A 0PW
Tel: 020 7219 5353
Biography
Councils, public bodies
Houblon-Norman resident fellow, Bank of England 1985-86;
Member:
Retail Price Index Advisory Committee 1992-95,
Treasury's Panel of Independent Forecasters 1992-95,
Management Board, OFGEM 1999-2000;
Chairman, Ofcom 2002-09;
Panel member, Leveson Inquiry 2011-12;
Chair designate, Competition and Markets Authority 2012-
Political interests
Economic policy, media and communications, regulation
Name, style and title
Raised to the peerage as Baron Currie of Marylebone, of Marylebone in the City of Westminster 1996
Register of Interests
1: Directorships
Chairman, Semperian PPP Investment Partners Holdings Ltd (investment vehicle)
Chairman, International Centre for Financial Regulation
Director, Royal Mail Group (until 31 August 2012)
Director, Dubai Financial Services Authority
Director, IG Group (financial trading platform) (until 18 October 2012)
2: Remunerated employment, office, profession etc.
Undertaking an independent review of single-source defence procurement for Ministry of Defence
Member of the committee appointed to sit under Lord Justice Leveson to enquire into the culture, practices and ethics of the press
Chair-Designate, Competition and Markets Authority (w.e.f. 3 September 2012)
Non-executive Member, Leadership Team, BDO (audit/accounting) (until 31 October 2012)
10: Non-financial interests (a)
Non-executive Director, London Philharmonic Orchestra Ltd
10: Non-financial interests (b)
Chair of Council, University of Essex
10: Non-financial interests (e)
Chairman, Alacrity Foundation UK (creating the next generation of technology entrepreneurs)
Governor, Institute for Government