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Ron Emerson

Ronald Victor Emerson CBE FRSA is a British businessman who was the founding Chairman of the British Business Bank from 2013 to 2016. [1] [2]

He was educated at West Hartlepool Grammar School, the University of Manchester (BSc Engineering), Durham University (MSc), and University of Oxford, (MLitt, MA). [3]

He was Senior Advisor to both the Bank of England and Financial Services Authority from 1997 to 2000, and Chairman of Fairfield Energy from 2010 to 2016. [3] He is a former chairman of Amsterdam Trade Bank, [4] and was Chairman of Bank North. [5]

He was made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2017 New Year Honours for services to international banking and the financing of small and mid sized businesses. [6] [3]

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References

  1. "Business Secretary appoints finance experts to Board of new British Business Bank". gov.uk . Retrieved 7 January 2020.
  2. "B-North names Ron Emerson as new chairman". Specialist Banking. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
  3. 1 2 3 "Emerson, Ronald Victor, (born 22 Feb. 1947), Chairman, B North, since 2019." WHO'S WHO & WHO WAS WHO. 1 Dec. 2015
  4. "Appointment of Ronald Emerson". Amsterdam Trade Bank . Retrieved 7 January 2020.
  5. "B-North appoints new Chair". Bank North. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
  6. "New Year's Honours 2017". Cabinet Office . Retrieved 7 January 2020.