Margaret Ford, Baroness Ford
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Margaret Anne Ford, Baroness Ford (born 16 December 1957) is a British
peer
and Chair of the London 2012 Olympic Park Legacy Company. She is a former Chief Executive of Good Practice Limited, Senior Non-Executive Director of Serco, Managing Director (Social Infrastructure and Development) of Royal Bank of Canada
Capital Markets She is currently Chairman of Irvine Bay
Urban Regeneration Company. and president of the UK charity Epilepsy Action
.
On 7 April 2009 Communities Secretary Hazel Blears
, Mayor of London
Boris Johnson
, and Olympics Minister Tessa Jowell
announced her appointment as Chair of the newly created London 2012 Legacy Delivery Company, known officially as the Olympic Park Legacy Company (OPLC).
In 2011, she was included in the Times newspaper Sport Power 100, entering at number 26.
Ford was awarded a life peerage as Baroness Ford, of Cunninghame in North Ayrshire in May 2006.
United Kingdom
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peer
Peerage
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and Chair of the London 2012 Olympic Park Legacy Company. She is a former Chief Executive of Good Practice Limited, Senior Non-Executive Director of Serco, Managing Director (Social Infrastructure and Development) of Royal Bank of Canada
Royal Bank of Canada
The Royal Bank of Canada or RBC Financial Group is the largest financial institution in Canada, as measured by deposits, revenues, and market capitalization. The bank serves seventeen million clients and has 80,100 employees worldwide. The company corporate headquarters are located in Toronto,...
Capital Markets She is currently Chairman of Irvine Bay
Irvine Bay
Irvine Bay is on the eastern shore of the Firth of Clyde, on the coast of North Ayrshire in the West of Scotland. The area is famous for its long sweeping sandy beaches and views across to the Island of Arran...
Urban Regeneration Company. and president of the UK charity Epilepsy Action
Epilepsy Action
Epilepsy Action is a UK based charity providing information, advice and support for people with epilepsy.The organisation was founded in 1950 as the British Epilepsy Association and adopted Epilepsy Action as its working name in 2002....
.
On 7 April 2009 Communities Secretary Hazel Blears
Hazel Blears
Hazel Anne Blears is a British Labour Party politician, who has been the Member of Parliament for Salford and Eccles since 2010 and was previously the MP for Salford since 1997...
, Mayor of London
Mayor of London
The Mayor of London is an elected politician who, along with the London Assembly of 25 members, is accountable for the strategic government of Greater London. Conservative Boris Johnson has held the position since 4 May 2008...
Boris Johnson
Boris Johnson
Alexander Boris de Pfeffel Johnson is a British journalist and Conservative Party politician, who has been the elected Mayor of London since 2008...
, and Olympics Minister Tessa Jowell
Tessa Jowell
Tessa Jowell is a British Labour Party politician, who has been the Member of Parliament for Dulwich and West Norwood since 1992. Formerly a member of both the Blair and Brown Cabinets, she is currently the Shadow Minister for the Olympics and Shadow Minister for London.-Early life:Tessa Jane...
announced her appointment as Chair of the newly created London 2012 Legacy Delivery Company, known officially as the Olympic Park Legacy Company (OPLC).
In 2011, she was included in the Times newspaper Sport Power 100, entering at number 26.
Ford was awarded a life peerage as Baroness Ford, of Cunninghame in North Ayrshire in May 2006.