Giles Henderson
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Giles Ian Henderson CBE, born 20 April 1942, is the present Master
of Pembroke College, Oxford
.
After school in South Africa at Michaelhouse, he graduated from the University of the Witwatersrand
with a B.A degree and then from Magdalen College, Oxford
, as Master of Arts and Bachelor of Civil Law. He received a Fulbright Award when he spent a year teaching at the Faculty of Law at University of California, Berkeley in 1966-67.
Henderson joined the leading London law firm of Slaughter and May in 1968 and was admitted as a Solicitor in 1970. He became a Partner in 1975 and was elected as the Senior Partner for the period 1993-2001.He was one of HM Government's main advisers on the process of privatisation. He was also a member of the Hampel Committee on Corporate Governance. He was appointed a Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (CBE) by HM The Queen in 1992
In 2001 he became Master of Pembroke College, Oxford. Between 2007 and 2009 he held the elected office of Chair of the Conference of Colleges in Oxford and is a member of the Council of the University. He is also Chairman of the Nuffield Medical Trust.
Among his other previous appointments, Henderson was Chairman of the UK-China Forum law group, a non-executive director of Land Securities plc and Standard Life Assurance and a member of the Financial Reporting Council.
He married Lynne Fyfield on 21 August 1971. They have two sons, Mark and Simon, a daughter, Clare, and two grandchildren.
Master (college)
A Master is the title of the head of some colleges and other educational institutions. This applies especially at some colleges and institutions at the University of Oxford and the University of Cambridge .- See also :* Master A Master (or in female form Mistress) is the title of the head of some...
of Pembroke College, Oxford
Pembroke College, Oxford
Pembroke College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England, located in Pembroke Square. As of 2009, Pembroke had an estimated financial endowment of £44.9 million.-History:...
.
After school in South Africa at Michaelhouse, he graduated from the University of the Witwatersrand
University of the Witwatersrand
The University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg is a South African university situated in the northern areas of central Johannesburg. It is more commonly known as Wits University...
with a B.A degree and then from Magdalen College, Oxford
Magdalen College, Oxford
Magdalen College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England. As of 2006 the college had an estimated financial endowment of £153 million. Magdalen is currently top of the Norrington Table after over half of its 2010 finalists received first-class degrees, a record...
, as Master of Arts and Bachelor of Civil Law. He received a Fulbright Award when he spent a year teaching at the Faculty of Law at University of California, Berkeley in 1966-67.
Henderson joined the leading London law firm of Slaughter and May in 1968 and was admitted as a Solicitor in 1970. He became a Partner in 1975 and was elected as the Senior Partner for the period 1993-2001.He was one of HM Government's main advisers on the process of privatisation. He was also a member of the Hampel Committee on Corporate Governance. He was appointed a Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (CBE) by HM The Queen in 1992
In 2001 he became Master of Pembroke College, Oxford. Between 2007 and 2009 he held the elected office of Chair of the Conference of Colleges in Oxford and is a member of the Council of the University. He is also Chairman of the Nuffield Medical Trust.
Among his other previous appointments, Henderson was Chairman of the UK-China Forum law group, a non-executive director of Land Securities plc and Standard Life Assurance and a member of the Financial Reporting Council.
He married Lynne Fyfield on 21 August 1971. They have two sons, Mark and Simon, a daughter, Clare, and two grandchildren.
External links
- Jeremy Sutton's portrait of Giles Henderson
- Debrett's People of Today (12th edn, London: Debrett's Peerage, 1999), p. 895