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Welcome to our guests
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Aldermen, three visiting Masters from three other companies culminating in introducing
our Principal Speaker, Sir Peter Gershon CBE FREng.
Firstly, Alderman Vincent Keaveny House with their two daughters and have worked together on many
represents the Ward of Farringdon their dog Figaro – quite an occasions. There is no one better
Within and nominated by the innovation at the time. suited to launching the Master’s
Court of Aldermen for election Tessa is a Trustee of St John’s, Smith theme of ‘The 2020 CMO’.
as Aldermanic Sheriff in June. Square, and was Chairman of The
Vincent is Upper Warden of the City of London Festival. She now Sir Peter has had a distinguished
career since graduating
Woolmen’s Company, a Past Master chairs The Sheriffs’ and Recorder’s from Cambridge with a First in
of the City of London Solicitors’ Fund at Old Bailey which helps
Company, and a Liveryman of UHKDELOLWDWH H[ RIIHQGHUV 6KH ZDV Mathematics. Initially, he
joined International Computers
the Spectacle Makers’ and the
awarded an OBE in 2015. Lady Limited and worked in the computer
Distillers’ Companies. He is a senior Brewer was accompanied by her
partner in DLA Piper’s Finance Clerk Hugh Lloyd. industry for 17 years, before holding
senior positions in the
and Projects practice in London.
Outside professional life, his main The Master of the Worshipful telecommunications sector.
interests are music and the theatre. Company of Turners, Andrew Neill, In 1994 he was appointed to the
He is a director of the contemporary joined the Company through board of GEC plc, with responsibility
music ensemble, Exaudi, and of the patrimony in 1980 when his father for defence. He took a true
Actors Touring Company. He is a was Master. Andrew’s Grandfather marketing approach, adopting the
trustee of Sir John Soane’s Museum, was also Master and his two motto that ‘customers make
and a member of the City Pickwick daughters are Freemen – an paydays’, and travelling the world to
Club, which celebrates Dickens and impressive fourth generation in the understand his customers’
the original members of the Pickwick company. requirements.
Club.
After graduating from St John’s He joined the Civil Service in April
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Alderman in more than 800 years. term power and infrastructure
projects. In 2004, Sir Peter returned to the
After graduating from Oxford, private sector. He is currently
Matthew was called to the bar. He The Prime Warden of The Worshipful chairman of National Grid plc and
practises at Henderson Chambers, in Company of Basket Makers, Stephen the Aircraft Carrier Alliance.
the Temple, focusing on information Gee, is a true Londoner who was
technology and intellectual born and raised here. His business He was awarded a CBE for services
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injunction via Twitter and recently after early training, he held various 2004 for his work on public
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the City of London and the UK. He is a Liveryman of the Worshipful
and practice.
a member of the 20th Century Company of Information
The Master of The Worshipful Society, the National Trust, the Technologists.
Company of Musicians, Tessa, Lady National Art Fund and the Wallace
Brewer CBE, is originally from South Collection and is a Friend of the And lastly, we were also delighted to
Africa. She lived in San Francisco Royal Academy. Stephen was have personal guests of members of
and Barcelona before coming to live accompanied by his Clerk, Fiona the Company: David Johnson
and work in London. Janczur. (Master Management Consultant),
accompanied by his consort Dr Mary
When her husband, David, became At this dinner, our distinguished guest Linington, and Martin Payne
Lord Mayor in 2005, Tessa took on the speaker was Sir Peter Gershon. Sir (Immediate Past Master
ZLGH UDQJLQJ FLYLF GXWLHV RI /DG\ Peter and our Master have known Coachmaker), accompanied by his
Mayoress. They moved into Mansion each other for over 30 years and wife Peta.
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