Lord Powell of Bayswater

Lord Powell of Bayswater

Full title

The Lord Powell of Bayswater KCMG

Name

Charles Powell

Party/group

Crossbench

Joined the Lords

15 February 2000

Contact details

Parliamentary

House of Lords, London, SW1A 0PW
Tel: 020 7219 5353
contactholmember@parliament.uk

External/Private Office

-
Tel: 0207 408 7426
lordpowell@charlespowell.com

Biography

UK Parliament

Committee House Date
Constitution Committee (L) Lords 2010-
European Union Committee (L) Lords 2006-10
EU Sub-Committee B - Internal Market, Energy and Transport Lords 2006-10
Economic Affairs Committee (L) Lords 2005-06
EU Sub-Committee C - Foreign Affairs, Defence and Development Policy Lords 2000-04

Professional life

Job title Organisation Date
Chairman Rolls Royce International Advisory Board 2005-
Director Jardine Matheson Group Companies 1992-
Private Secretary to the Prime Minister No.10 Downing Street 1983-91

Public life

Post Organisation Date
British Business Ambassador 2010-
Co-Chairman Asia Task Force 2006-
Chairman Said Business School Foundation, University of Oxford 1997-
Chairman China-Britain Business Council 1995-05

Member's focus

Policy
Business, industry and consumers
Defence
Economy and finance
European Union
International affairs
Parliament, government and politics
World
Asia
Europe
USA

Register of Interests

  • 1: Directorships

    • Chairman, LVMH (Moet-Hennessy Louis Vuitton) Services UK
    • Director, Caterpillar Inc
    • Director, Financière Agache
    • Director, LVMH (Moet-Hennessy Louis Vuitton)
    • Director, Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group
    • Director, Matheson & Co
    • Director, Textron Corporation
    • Director, Schindler Holdings
    • Director, Northern Trust Global Services
    • Director, Hong Kong Land Holdings

  • 2: Remunerated employment, office, profession etc.

    • Chairman, GEMS Private Equity Fund Advisory Board
    • Chairman, Rolls-Royce International Advisory Board
    • Chairman, Advisory Board, Bowmark Capital
    • Member, Barrick Gold International Advisory Board
    • Member, Advisory Board, Thales UK
    • Member, International Advisory Board, ACE Insurance
    • Member, Advisory Board, HCL Technologies
    • Adviser, BAE Systems
    • Adviser, Eastern Star Publications (advisory work on international issues, Malaysia)
    • Member, Galaxy Partners

  • 4: Shareholdings (b)

    • Caterpillar Inc (heavy machinery)
    • Textron Corporation (corporate jets/helicopters)
    • Schindler Group (elevators/escalators)

  • 10: Non-financial interests (a)

    • Member, Advisory Board, Aspide GmbH
    • Business Ambassador, Prime Minister's Business Ambassador's Network

  • 10: Non-financial interests (b)

    • Chairman of Trustees, Said Business School Foundation, Oxford University
    • Co-chairman, Asia Task Force
    • Member, International Advisory Board of Fudan University, Shanghai
    • Member, International Advisory Board of Aspen Institute, Prague

  • 10: Non-financial interests (c)

    • Trustee, Aspen Institute (USA)
    • Trustee, British Museum Trust

  • 10: Non-financial interests (d)

    • Chairman, Atlantic Partnership
    • Trustee and Non-executive Director, International Institute for Strategic Studies

  • 10: Non-financial interests (e)

    • Trustee, Said Foundation
    • Trustee, Margaret Thatcher Archives Trust
    • Member, Global Board of Advisers to the Council on Foreign Relations