Lars B. Andersen

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Lars Bendik Andersen (born October 1970), is a British businessman of Norwegian descent who founded My Nametags, a school uniform name label manufacturing company. He is the master of the Worshipful Company of World Traders and served as the master of Company of Entrepreneurs from 2020 to 2021.

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Andersen highlighted the costs of leaving the EU during the Brexit debate, acting as a witness to the UK Government's Treasury Committee, [1] and speaking to Sir Keir Starmer in his factory in London. [2]

Education and career

Andersen studied in France, graduating with a bachelor's in economics from the Université de Rouen and a master's from ESCP Business School.[ citation needed ]


He relocated to the USA and worked in technology for the investment bank Jefferies.[ citation needed ] Moving to London, Andersen was appointed head of technology M&A group for Cavendish Corporate Finance and subsequently head of sales and marketing for Australia Mutual Provident (AMP).[ citation needed ]

Andersen set up My Nametags in 2004, a company that makes iron-on and sticker name labels. The company received a Queen's Award for International Trade in 2018 [3] [4] . He was a founding member of Reading Credit Union, which was later merged into Boom Community Bank.[ citation needed ] He was appointed chair of trustees for Odyssey Care Solutions for Today, which merged with the Brandon Trust to provide support for those living with autism.[ citation needed ]

Public life

Andersen was the Master of the Company of Entrepreneurs for the year 2020/21. [5] [6] He is Master of the Worshipful Company of World Traders. [7] Andersen is a Director of the Guild of Freemen of the City of London. [8]

He is influential in the City of London[ citation needed ], and has acted as the election agent for the following sheriffs of the City of London; Alderman Nicholas Lyons, Andrew Marsden, [9] Alderwoman Dame Susan Langley DBE and David Chalk.[ citation needed ]

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Family

Andersen lives in London with his wife Jenifer, [10] author and businesswoman. He is a grandchild of Bjørn Benterud and a direct descendant of one of the signatories to the Norwegian Constitution in 1814, Peder Jørgen Cloumann. [11]

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  2. ↑ "Local elections next week are Londoners' last chance — and EU nationals' first chance — to have their say on a Tory extreme Brexit". Labour In London. The Labour Party. 23 April 2018. Retrieved 3 January 2025.
  3. ↑ "My Nametags honored for international trade success". Labels and Labelling. 17 July 2018. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
  4. ↑ "My Nametags: from business in a spare room to Queen's Awards winner". Gov.uk blog The King's Award for Enterprise. 7 August 2018. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
  5. ↑ "Episode 14 - Lars Andersen: The Man with the Golden Badge". Apple Podcasts. Retrieved 2 January 2025.
  6. ↑ "From Brexit to Regrexit". National Public Radio, Inc. 10 January 2023. Retrieved 2 January 2025.
  7. ↑ "Lars Bendik Andersen". World Traders. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
  8. ↑ "The Court". Guild of Freemen. Retrieved 2 January 2025.
  9. ↑ "LOOKING FORWARD TO THE NEXT CHAPTER". Andrew Marsden Sheriff of the City of London. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
  10. ↑ Andersen, Jenifer. Domine Dirige Nos An Introduction to the City of London (1st ed.). ISBN   1527285278.
  11. ↑ "Eidsvollsmennenes etterkommere: Andersen, Lars Bendik". Eidsvollsmennenes etterkommere. Retrieved 2 January 2025.
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