Lord Grade of Yarmouth

Michael Grade

Michael Grade

Party

Conservative

Address as

Lord Grade

Contact details

Westminster

House of Lords, London, SW1A 0PW
Tel: 020 7219 5353

Biography

Councils, public bodies

Chairman, Fear of Crime Working Group 1989; Member, National Committee of Inquiry into Prevention of Child Abuse 1994-96; Chairman: Index on Censorship 2000-04, Board of Governors, BBC 2004-06; Member, Panel on Fair Access to the Professions 2009; Lay member, Press Complaints Commission; Trustee, Science Museum Group

Political interests

Media, arts, business

Name, style and title

Raised to the peerage as Baron Grade of Yarmouth, of Yarmouth in the County of Isle of Wight 2011

Register of Interests

1: Directorships

Non-executive Chairman, Pinewood Shepperton plc (film studios)

Non-executive Chairman, Ocado plc (independent online grocer)

Director, National Angels Ltd (commercial arm of National Theatre, but privately funded)

Non-executive Director, WRG (1% equity) (creative communications company)

2: Remunerated employment, office, profession etc.

Income from: BBC for radio and television appearances; public speaking

4: Shareholdings (b)

Ocado plc (independent online grocer)

James Grant Group Limited (1.5% equity) (management/professional services to clients in the broadcast media, music and sports sectors)

AKL Technologies (software development)

Xigo Health

Ingenious Film Investment Scheme

Pinewood Shepperton plc

4: Shareholdings (a)

Grade Linnit (theatres consortium; 50% shareholder; not yet trading)

10: Non-financial interests (a)

Vice President, Chartered Institute of Marketing

10: Non-financial interests (c)

National Angels (commercial arm of the Royal National Theatre)

Ambassador, RADA

Trustee, Science Museum Group

Chair of Advisory Board, National Media Museum

10: Non-financial interests (e)

Trustee, Band Aid

Member, Executive Appeal Team, Healing Foundation

Trustee, Tall Ships Youth Trust