Paul Judge
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Sir Paul Judge is a British
businessman and politician. He is Chairman of Schroder Income Growth Fund plc, a director of ENRC plc, of the United Kingdom Accreditation Service
, of Standard Bank Group Ltd of Johannesburg and of Tempur-Pedic International Inc. of Kentucky and a member of the Advisory Boards for Barclays Private Bank and for Abraaj Capital
of Dubai.
His honorary appointments include being an Alderman of the City of London
, President of The Chartered Institute of Marketing and of the Association of MBAs
, Chairman of the Enterprise Education Trust, of Digital Links International, of the Marketing Standards Board, of St Dunstan's College, of the British–North American Committee and of the Wharton Board for Europe, Middle East and Africa, Deputy Chairman of the American Management Association
and of the Royal Society of Arts
(Chairman 2003–06), a Special Adviser to the Royal Institute of International Affairs (Chatham House
) and a member of the Council of the Crown Agents. He is on the Advisory Board for HEC in Paris and for the Athens
University of Economics and Business. He was the principal benefactor of the Judge Business School
at the University of Cambridge
. He is also the UK chairman of the British-North American Committee.
He was educated at school in London and then at the University of Cambridge and at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania
. His early career was with Cadbury Schweppes, where he undertook a number of international postings and projects, and where he led the buyout of their food companies to form Premier Brands. He was subsequently Chairman of Food from Britain, Director General of the Conservative Party
and a Ministerial Adviser at the Cabinet Office
.
, chairman of the Pension Protection Fund
and of the governing body of the School of Oriental and African Studies
. He has two sons.
The Court of Appeal held that while his ex-wife was not entitled to the remaining £13.4 million, they felt "troubled" by his moral conduct. Lord Justice Collins stated in his judgement: "[h]e was presented to the court as a successful and eminent businessman...[b]ut I remain disturbed about the way in which he used the charity to fund his own enterprises while simultaneously taking advantage of gift aid, especially when coupled by the relativity with which he seemed to approach the concept of moral obligation." Collins noted that the facts fell short of what was required to re-open the marriage settlement case on grounds of fraud. Commenting on the outcome, Collins remarked that although succeeding, it was an "undeserved windfall" for Sir Paul.
. He went to school firstly at Christchurch School in Forest Hill
, South London and subsequently to St Dunstan's College
. He was awarded an Open Scholarship at Trinity College, Cambridge
, where he studied Natural Sciences and Management Studies, graduating in 1971. He then gained a Thouron Award
Fellowship to the Wharton Business School of the University of Pennsylvania
where he graduated with his MBA in the top 5% of his class.
, working initially in the Overseas Group finance department and becoming Group Deputy Finance Director in 1978 at the age of 28. He was then Managing Director of Cadbury Schweppes Kenya
which had three factories and 600 employees. In 1982 he was appointed as Managing Director of Cadbury Typhoo
, which had 3,000 employees and a turnover of £150 million. In 1984 he became Group Planning Director and a member of the Group Executive Committee.
He subsequently became a government-appointed Member of the Milk Marketing Board
and Chairman of Food from Britain, which led to his being voted the 1992 Food Industry Personality of the Year.
, a full-time appointment for which he chose to take no remuneration, from 1992 until 1995 when the then Party Chairman described him as "the person primarily responsible for improving the management of the Conservative Party organisation and for achieving the turnaround in our financial fortunes". The Party's overdraft was reduced from £19 million when he took over to only £2 million in the 1995–96 accounts. In 1995, he transferred to the Cabinet Office
as a Ministerial Adviser, responsible for policy issues such as competitiveness, deregulation, privatisation and information technology strategy until just before the 1997 General Election
. He is currently President of the Mid-Worcestershire Conservative Association.
for libel. The action followed an article alleging that Judge could face court action for contempt of court relating to donations made to the Conservative Party by fugitive tycoon Asil Nadir
. It was alleged that, in September 1993, Judge and others at the Conservative Central Office had resorted to "old tricks" to obstruct trustees' inquiries. Judge's counsel David Eady QC told the High Court "This is a trial about Paul Judge personally, not the Conservative Party." and yet that the article was written "[for] the purpose of sensational anti-Conservative scandal-mongering". The jury found against Judge, finding no-libel. It is reported that Judge faced legal bills in excess of £200,000. Rhys Williams reporting for The Independent
observed that "Mr Judge and his wife Anne looked stunned as the jury delivered its 10–2 majority verdict."
to found the Judge Business School
. He is widely involved in other educational activities and is President of the Chartered Institute of Marketing and of the Association of MBAs
, Chairman of the Enterprise Education Trust, of the Governors of St Dunstan's College, and of the DfES’s Marketing Standards Board, an Emeritus Trustee of The Cambridge Foundation (where he chairs the Board for the University of Cambridge's CAM Alumni Magazine) and a Member of the Finance Committee of Trinity College, Cambridge
. From 2005 to 2008 he was chair of the Teachers TV
Board of Governors. However, on 15 October 2010, Ten Alps announced that The Department for Education is cancelling the £10m annual Teachers TV contract from April 2011. The contract was due to run until 2013, but the government has invoked a six-month break clause.
, Deputy Chairman (Chairman 2003–06) of the Royal Society of Arts
, Patron of the Campaign for Enterprise and Registrar of the Imperial Society of Knights Bachelor. He previously served as a Trustee of the Royal Institution
and is a past Master of the Worshipful Company of Marketors
and a past President of the Chartered Management Institute
.
and a member of the Advisory Board for Barclays Private Bank. As well as his career with Cadbury Schweppes, Sir Paul has previously been a main board director of the Boddington Group plc, Grosvenor Development Capital plc and WPP Group
plc.
. He is the Chairman of the Wharton Board for Europe, Middle East and Africa and the UK Chairman of the British–North American Committee, Deputy Chairman of The American Management Association, a member of the Advisory Board for Abraaj Capital
of Dubai
, a Special Adviser to the Royal Institute of International Affairs (Chatham House
) and a member of the Council of the Crown Agents. He is on the Advisory Board for HEC in Paris and for the Athens
University of Economics and Business. He was previously on the Advisory Board for Lynka Promotional Products of Kraków
.
. The organisation will work by raising money and mobilising support behind independent candidates with a strong interest in certain issues but no party allegiance. Judge fronted the Jury Team's campaign for the European Parliamentary Elections in 2008. Nationally, the party polled 0.52% on a turnout of 15,136,932, returning no MEPs despite fielding candidates in every region.
In December 2009 the Jury Team became part of the Alliance for Democracy
, a group of minor, right-wing political parties "founded to clean up politics". The Alliance includes the English Democrats, the Christian Party
, and Veritas
. Sir Paul Judge was appointed as its first Leader. Jury Team fielded Independent
candidates in the 2010 General Election, on 6 May 2010. No Jury Team candidates were elected MPs.
, Sir Paul was subject to questions in early 2011 about the ethics of ENRC's purchase of a Congo mine, after the previous licence had been peremptorily cancelled by the Congolese government. The non-executive directorships were particularly well remunerated, one of them reputedly paying £250,000 p.a. for half a day a week. Although the NEDs defended the Congo deal at the time, two of them - Sir Richard Sykes and Ken Olisa
- were ejected from the ENRC Board in June 2011. Sir Paul and the fourth NED, Mehmet Dalman
, were reported as meeting the Board to discuss their positions, although Sir Paul appeared less close to resigning than Dalman.
of the City of London for the ward
of Tower in 2007 and is a Freeman of the City of London
, a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts
, the Institute of Directors
and the Marketing Society, and a Companion of the Chartered Management Institute
.
Sir Paul has an honorary
Doctor of Laws degree from the University of Cambridge, an honorary Doctor of Letters
from the University of Westminster
and an honorary Doctor of Science
from City University. He is an honorary professor at the Cyprus International Institute of Management and at the Sinerghia Institute of Moscow
.
In 1996 he became a Knight Bachelor
in recognition of his public and political service.
United Kingdom
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businessman and politician. He is Chairman of Schroder Income Growth Fund plc, a director of ENRC plc, of the United Kingdom Accreditation Service
United Kingdom Accreditation Service
The United Kingdom Accreditation Service is the sole national accreditation body recognised by the British government to assess the competence of organisations that provide certification, testing, inspection and calibration services.It evaluates these conformity assessment bodies and then...
, of Standard Bank Group Ltd of Johannesburg and of Tempur-Pedic International Inc. of Kentucky and a member of the Advisory Boards for Barclays Private Bank and for Abraaj Capital
Abraaj Capital
Abraaj Capital is among the world's 50-biggest private equity groups, and invests in the growing Middle East, North Africa and South Asia region, a region also known as MENASA. Abraaj manages about $6.6 billion of funds and stakes in about two dozen companies, including some of the best known in...
of Dubai.
His honorary appointments include being an Alderman of the City of London
City of London
The City of London is a small area within Greater London, England. It is the historic core of London around which the modern conurbation grew and has held city status since time immemorial. The City’s boundaries have remained almost unchanged since the Middle Ages, and it is now only a tiny part of...
, President of The Chartered Institute of Marketing and of the Association of MBAs
Association of MBAs
The Association of MBAs is a London-based international organization that accredits postgraduate business programs at business schools worldwide. The Association is one of the three main global accreditation bodies in business education and styles itself "the world's impartial authority on...
, Chairman of the Enterprise Education Trust, of Digital Links International, of the Marketing Standards Board, of St Dunstan's College, of the British–North American Committee and of the Wharton Board for Europe, Middle East and Africa, Deputy Chairman of the American Management Association
American Management Association
The American Management Association , based in New York City, is a corporate training and consulting group that provides a variety of educational and management development services to businesses, government agencies and individuals. The non-profit membership organization offers business courses in...
and of the Royal Society of Arts
Royal Society of Arts
The Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufacturers and Commerce is a British multi-disciplinary institution, based in London. The name Royal Society of Arts is frequently used for brevity...
(Chairman 2003–06), a Special Adviser to the Royal Institute of International Affairs (Chatham House
Chatham House
Chatham House, formally known as The Royal Institute of International Affairs, is a non-profit, non-governmental organization based in London whose mission is to analyse and promote the understanding of major international issues and current affairs. It is regarded as one of the world's leading...
) and a member of the Council of the Crown Agents. He is on the Advisory Board for HEC in Paris and for the Athens
Athens
Athens , is the capital and largest city of Greece. Athens dominates the Attica region and is one of the world's oldest cities, as its recorded history spans around 3,400 years. Classical Athens was a powerful city-state...
University of Economics and Business. He was the principal benefactor of the Judge Business School
Judge Business School
Cambridge Judge Business School, formerly known as the Judge Institute of Management Studies, is the business school of the University of Cambridge. Established in 1990, the School is a provider of management education and is consistently ranked as one of the world's leading business schools. It is...
at the University of Cambridge
University of Cambridge
The University of Cambridge is a public research university located in Cambridge, United Kingdom. It is the second-oldest university in both the United Kingdom and the English-speaking world , and the seventh-oldest globally...
. He is also the UK chairman of the British-North American Committee.
He was educated at school in London and then at the University of Cambridge and at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania
University of Pennsylvania
The University of Pennsylvania is a private, Ivy League university located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Penn is the fourth-oldest institution of higher education in the United States,Penn is the fourth-oldest using the founding dates claimed by each institution...
. His early career was with Cadbury Schweppes, where he undertook a number of international postings and projects, and where he led the buyout of their food companies to form Premier Brands. He was subsequently Chairman of Food from Britain, Director General of the Conservative Party
Conservative Party (UK)
The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...
and a Ministerial Adviser at the Cabinet Office
Cabinet Office
The Cabinet Office is a department of the Government of the United Kingdom responsible for supporting the Prime Minister and Cabinet of the United Kingdom....
.
Marriage and family
His first marriage, to Anne-Marie, ended in 2001. He is presently married to Barbara ThomasBarbara Thomas
Barbara Thomas, Lady Judge, CBE is an American lawyer and business woman who has worked professionally in America, Asia and Europe. She is a dual citizen of the UK and US. Lady Judge is Chairman Emeritus of the UK Atomic Energy Authority , Chairman of the Pension Protection Fund, and UK Business...
, chairman of the Pension Protection Fund
Pension Protection Fund
The Board of the Pension Protection Fund is a Statutory Fund in the United Kingdom. It was created under the Pensions Act 2004. The Board of the PPF is a Statutory Corporation responsible for managing the Fund and for making payments to members....
and of the governing body of the School of Oriental and African Studies
School of Oriental and African Studies
The School of Oriental and African Studies is a public research university located in London, United Kingdom and a constituent college of the University of London...
. He has two sons.
Divorce
The details of Sir Paul's divorce from his ex-wife were the subject of controversy in 2008 when she brought a court case against him with respect to the marital alimony settlement. It was revealed that in 2001 she had agreed to the deduction of £14 million from the £29.6 million settlement of estate (of which her entitlement was 38 per cent), so Sir Paul could satisfy a "moral obligation" with respect to losses of a charity which had invested on a failed vending machine business on his recommendation. It emerged in court that, without her knowledge, Sir Paul used £600,000 of it to pay the charity's debt to the Inland Revenue and had kept the rest.The Court of Appeal held that while his ex-wife was not entitled to the remaining £13.4 million, they felt "troubled" by his moral conduct. Lord Justice Collins stated in his judgement: "[h]e was presented to the court as a successful and eminent businessman...[b]ut I remain disturbed about the way in which he used the charity to fund his own enterprises while simultaneously taking advantage of gift aid, especially when coupled by the relativity with which he seemed to approach the concept of moral obligation." Collins noted that the facts fell short of what was required to re-open the marriage settlement case on grounds of fraud. Commenting on the outcome, Collins remarked that although succeeding, it was an "undeserved windfall" for Sir Paul.
Education
Sir Paul was born and grew up in LondonLondon
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
. He went to school firstly at Christchurch School in Forest Hill
Forest Hill, London
Forest Hill is a district of south London, England, located in the London Borough of Lewisham. It situated between Dulwich and Sydenham. The area has enjoyed extensive investment since plans to extend the East London Line to Forest Hill were unveiled in 2004....
, South London and subsequently to St Dunstan's College
St Dunstan's College
St Dunstan's College is a co-educational independent school in London, England. It is a member of the Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference, and was an all-boys establishment until 1994...
. He was awarded an Open Scholarship at Trinity College, Cambridge
Trinity College, Cambridge
Trinity College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge. Trinity has more members than any other college in Cambridge or Oxford, with around 700 undergraduates, 430 graduates, and over 170 Fellows...
, where he studied Natural Sciences and Management Studies, graduating in 1971. He then gained a Thouron Award
Thouron Award
The Thouron Award was established in 1960 by Sir John R.H. Thouron, K.B.E., and the late Esther du Pont Thouron.It was created to strengthen the "special relationship" between the United States and the United Kingdom through educational exchange between British universities and the University of...
Fellowship to the Wharton Business School of the University of Pennsylvania
University of Pennsylvania
The University of Pennsylvania is a private, Ivy League university located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Penn is the fourth-oldest institution of higher education in the United States,Penn is the fourth-oldest using the founding dates claimed by each institution...
where he graduated with his MBA in the top 5% of his class.
Cadbury Schweppes
He spent the first 13 years of his business career with Cadbury SchweppesCadbury Schweppes
Cadbury is a confectionery company owned by Kraft Foods and is the industry's second-largest globally after Mars, Incorporated. Headquartered in Uxbridge, London, United Kingdom, the company operates in more than 50 countries worldwide....
, working initially in the Overseas Group finance department and becoming Group Deputy Finance Director in 1978 at the age of 28. He was then Managing Director of Cadbury Schweppes Kenya
Kenya
Kenya , officially known as the Republic of Kenya, is a country in East Africa that lies on the equator, with the Indian Ocean to its south-east...
which had three factories and 600 employees. In 1982 he was appointed as Managing Director of Cadbury Typhoo
Typhoo
Typhoo is a brand of tea in the United Kingdom. It was launched in 1903 by John Sumner Jr. of Birmingham, England.-History:In 1863, William Sumner published, A Popular Treatise on Tea as a by-product of the first trade missions to China from London....
, which had 3,000 employees and a turnover of £150 million. In 1984 he became Group Planning Director and a member of the Group Executive Committee.
Premier Brands
In 1985 he initiated and led the £97 million buyout of the UK, Irish and French food businesses of Cadbury Schweppes to form Premier Brands. The company was very successful, winning the 1989 Grocer/IFE Award as having "the best overall performance of any British food company". Premier Brands was sold for £310 million in 1989 and he then moved into the public and political sectors. During this time Sir Paul was named one of the "Top 40 Under 40". Premier Foods, as it is now known, has become the largest food manufacturer in the UK.He subsequently became a government-appointed Member of the Milk Marketing Board
Milk Marketing Board
The Milk Marketing Board was a government agency established in 1933 to control milk production and distribution in the United Kingdom. It functioned as buyer of last resort in the British milk market, thereby guaranteeing a minimum price for milk producers...
and Chairman of Food from Britain, which led to his being voted the 1992 Food Industry Personality of the Year.
Conservative Party
He was Director General of the Conservative PartyConservative Party (UK)
The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...
, a full-time appointment for which he chose to take no remuneration, from 1992 until 1995 when the then Party Chairman described him as "the person primarily responsible for improving the management of the Conservative Party organisation and for achieving the turnaround in our financial fortunes". The Party's overdraft was reduced from £19 million when he took over to only £2 million in the 1995–96 accounts. In 1995, he transferred to the Cabinet Office
Cabinet Office
The Cabinet Office is a department of the Government of the United Kingdom responsible for supporting the Prime Minister and Cabinet of the United Kingdom....
as a Ministerial Adviser, responsible for policy issues such as competitiveness, deregulation, privatisation and information technology strategy until just before the 1997 General Election
United Kingdom general election, 1997
The United Kingdom general election, 1997 was held on 1 May 1997, more than five years after the previous election on 9 April 1992, to elect 659 members to the British House of Commons. The Labour Party ended its 18 years in opposition under the leadership of Tony Blair, and won the general...
. He is currently President of the Mid-Worcestershire Conservative Association.
Party funding controversy
In 1995 Judge sued The GuardianThe Guardian
The Guardian, formerly known as The Manchester Guardian , is a British national daily newspaper in the Berliner format...
for libel. The action followed an article alleging that Judge could face court action for contempt of court relating to donations made to the Conservative Party by fugitive tycoon Asil Nadir
Asil Nadir
Asil Nadir is a Turkish Cypriot businessman, who was Chief executive of Polly Peck, which he took over as a small textile company, growing it during the 1980s to become one of the United Kingdom's top 100 FTSE-listed companies, with interests in consumer electronics, fruit distribution and packaging...
. It was alleged that, in September 1993, Judge and others at the Conservative Central Office had resorted to "old tricks" to obstruct trustees' inquiries. Judge's counsel David Eady QC told the High Court "This is a trial about Paul Judge personally, not the Conservative Party." and yet that the article was written "[for] the purpose of sensational anti-Conservative scandal-mongering". The jury found against Judge, finding no-libel. It is reported that Judge faced legal bills in excess of £200,000. Rhys Williams reporting for The Independent
The Independent
The Independent is a British national morning newspaper published in London by Independent Print Limited, owned by Alexander Lebedev since 2010. It is nicknamed the Indy, while the Sunday edition, The Independent on Sunday, is the Sindy. Launched in 1986, it is one of the youngest UK national daily...
observed that "Mr Judge and his wife Anne looked stunned as the jury delivered its 10–2 majority verdict."
UK education
In 1990 he gave £8 million to the University of CambridgeUniversity of Cambridge
The University of Cambridge is a public research university located in Cambridge, United Kingdom. It is the second-oldest university in both the United Kingdom and the English-speaking world , and the seventh-oldest globally...
to found the Judge Business School
Judge Business School
Cambridge Judge Business School, formerly known as the Judge Institute of Management Studies, is the business school of the University of Cambridge. Established in 1990, the School is a provider of management education and is consistently ranked as one of the world's leading business schools. It is...
. He is widely involved in other educational activities and is President of the Chartered Institute of Marketing and of the Association of MBAs
Association of MBAs
The Association of MBAs is a London-based international organization that accredits postgraduate business programs at business schools worldwide. The Association is one of the three main global accreditation bodies in business education and styles itself "the world's impartial authority on...
, Chairman of the Enterprise Education Trust, of the Governors of St Dunstan's College, and of the DfES’s Marketing Standards Board, an Emeritus Trustee of The Cambridge Foundation (where he chairs the Board for the University of Cambridge's CAM Alumni Magazine) and a Member of the Finance Committee of Trinity College, Cambridge
Trinity College, Cambridge
Trinity College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge. Trinity has more members than any other college in Cambridge or Oxford, with around 700 undergraduates, 430 graduates, and over 170 Fellows...
. From 2005 to 2008 he was chair of the Teachers TV
Teachers TV
Teachers TV was a website and former free-to-air Distance education television channel which provided video and support materials for those who work in education in the UK, including teachers, school leaders, governors, teacher trainers, student teachers and support staff.Its aims included raising...
Board of Governors. However, on 15 October 2010, Ten Alps announced that The Department for Education is cancelling the £10m annual Teachers TV contract from April 2011. The contract was due to run until 2013, but the government has invoked a six-month break clause.
Other UK charitable board memberships
Sir Paul is Chairman of the Museum of Brands, Packaging and AdvertisingMuseum of Brands, Packaging and Advertising
The Museum of Brands, Packaging and Advertising in London examines the history of consumer culture from Victorian times to the present day. The museum was set up as a registered charity in 2002....
, Deputy Chairman (Chairman 2003–06) of the Royal Society of Arts
Royal Society of Arts
The Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufacturers and Commerce is a British multi-disciplinary institution, based in London. The name Royal Society of Arts is frequently used for brevity...
, Patron of the Campaign for Enterprise and Registrar of the Imperial Society of Knights Bachelor. He previously served as a Trustee of the Royal Institution
Royal Institution
The Royal Institution of Great Britain is an organization devoted to scientific education and research, based in London.-Overview:...
and is a past Master of the Worshipful Company of Marketors
Worshipful Company of Marketors
The Worshipful Company of Marketors is one of the Livery Companies of the City of London. The Company was founded in 1975. It became a Livery Company in 1978. It supports marketing by awarding scholarships in the field....
and a past President of the Chartered Management Institute
Chartered Management Institute
The Chartered Management Institute is a professional institution for managers, based in the United Kingdom.In addition to supporting its members, the organisation encourages management development, carries out research, produces a wide variety of publications on management interests, and publishes...
.
UK commercial appointments
He is currently Chairman of Schroder Income Growth Fund plc, a director of ENRC plc and of the United Kingdom Accreditation ServiceUnited Kingdom Accreditation Service
The United Kingdom Accreditation Service is the sole national accreditation body recognised by the British government to assess the competence of organisations that provide certification, testing, inspection and calibration services.It evaluates these conformity assessment bodies and then...
and a member of the Advisory Board for Barclays Private Bank. As well as his career with Cadbury Schweppes, Sir Paul has previously been a main board director of the Boddington Group plc, Grosvenor Development Capital plc and WPP Group
WPP Group
WPP plc is a global media communications services company with its main management office in London, United Kingdom and its executive office in Dublin, Ireland. It is the world's largest advertising group by revenues, and employs over 150,000 people in 2,400 offices in 107 countries...
plc.
International appointments
Sir Paul is a Director of Standard Bank Group Ltd of South Africa and of Tempur-Pedic International Inc of Lexington, KentuckyLexington, Kentucky
Lexington is the second-largest city in Kentucky and the 63rd largest in the US. Known as the "Thoroughbred City" and the "Horse Capital of the World", it is located in the heart of Kentucky's Bluegrass region...
. He is the Chairman of the Wharton Board for Europe, Middle East and Africa and the UK Chairman of the British–North American Committee, Deputy Chairman of The American Management Association, a member of the Advisory Board for Abraaj Capital
Abraaj Capital
Abraaj Capital is among the world's 50-biggest private equity groups, and invests in the growing Middle East, North Africa and South Asia region, a region also known as MENASA. Abraaj manages about $6.6 billion of funds and stakes in about two dozen companies, including some of the best known in...
of Dubai
Dubai
Dubai is a city and emirate in the United Arab Emirates . The emirate is located south of the Persian Gulf on the Arabian Peninsula and has the largest population with the second-largest land territory by area of all the emirates, after Abu Dhabi...
, a Special Adviser to the Royal Institute of International Affairs (Chatham House
Chatham House
Chatham House, formally known as The Royal Institute of International Affairs, is a non-profit, non-governmental organization based in London whose mission is to analyse and promote the understanding of major international issues and current affairs. It is regarded as one of the world's leading...
) and a member of the Council of the Crown Agents. He is on the Advisory Board for HEC in Paris and for the Athens
Athens
Athens , is the capital and largest city of Greece. Athens dominates the Attica region and is one of the world's oldest cities, as its recorded history spans around 3,400 years. Classical Athens was a powerful city-state...
University of Economics and Business. He was previously on the Advisory Board for Lynka Promotional Products of Kraków
Kraków
Kraków also Krakow, or Cracow , is the second largest and one of the oldest cities in Poland. Situated on the Vistula River in the Lesser Poland region, the city dates back to the 7th century. Kraków has traditionally been one of the leading centres of Polish academic, cultural, and artistic life...
.
The Jury Team
On 8 March 2009 Sir Paul launched a new political movement aimed at promoting independent thought and open governance, named the Jury TeamJury Team (UK)
The Jury Team is a British political campaign established in 2009, that seeks to back Independent candidates in United Kingdom domestic and European elections...
. The organisation will work by raising money and mobilising support behind independent candidates with a strong interest in certain issues but no party allegiance. Judge fronted the Jury Team's campaign for the European Parliamentary Elections in 2008. Nationally, the party polled 0.52% on a turnout of 15,136,932, returning no MEPs despite fielding candidates in every region.
In December 2009 the Jury Team became part of the Alliance for Democracy
Alliance for Democracy (UK)
The Alliance for Democracy was an electoral coalition of two British political parties, the English Democrats and the Jury Team. The Christian Party, and Veritas were associates....
, a group of minor, right-wing political parties "founded to clean up politics". The Alliance includes the English Democrats, the Christian Party
Christian Party
Christian Party may refer to the following political parties:*The Christian Party, a historic party in the United States founded by William Dudley Pelley.*The Christian Party, a modern political party in the United States....
, and Veritas
Veritas
In Roman mythology, Veritas, meaning truth, was the goddess of truth, a daughter of Saturn and the mother of Virtue. It was believed that she hid in the bottom of a holy well because she was so elusive. Her image is shown as a young virgin dressed in white...
. Sir Paul Judge was appointed as its first Leader. Jury Team fielded Independent
Independent (politician)
In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do...
candidates in the 2010 General Election, on 6 May 2010. No Jury Team candidates were elected MPs.
ENRC controversy
As one of four non-executive directors of the recently listed FTSE 100 miner Eurasian Natural Resources CorporationEurasian Natural Resources Corporation
Eurasian Natural Resources Corporation PLC is a diversified natural resources company headquartered in London, United Kingdom. It has activities in mining, processing, energy, logistics and marketing....
, Sir Paul was subject to questions in early 2011 about the ethics of ENRC's purchase of a Congo mine, after the previous licence had been peremptorily cancelled by the Congolese government. The non-executive directorships were particularly well remunerated, one of them reputedly paying £250,000 p.a. for half a day a week. Although the NEDs defended the Congo deal at the time, two of them - Sir Richard Sykes and Ken Olisa
Ken Olisa
Kenneth Olisa, OBE FRSA FBCS is a British businessman born of a Nigerian father and a British mother.Olisa attained an MA in Natural, Social & Political and Management Sciences from Cambridge University ....
- were ejected from the ENRC Board in June 2011. Sir Paul and the fourth NED, Mehmet Dalman
Mehmet Dalman
Mehmet Dalman is a British-Turkish Cypriot investment banker. He is a Partner and Executive Vice Chairman at Toscafund Asset Management LLP and serves as an Independent Director at the Eurasian Natural Resources Corporation. Prior to this, he founded the WMG Group in 2004...
, were reported as meeting the Board to discuss their positions, although Sir Paul appeared less close to resigning than Dalman.
Other honours
He was elected as the AldermanAlderman
An alderman is a member of a municipal assembly or council in many jurisdictions founded upon English law. The term may be titular, denoting a high-ranking member of a borough or county council, a council member chosen by the elected members themselves rather than by popular vote, or a council...
of the City of London for the ward
Wards of the United Kingdom
A ward in the United Kingdom is an electoral district at sub-national level represented by one or more councillors. It is the primary unit of British administrative and electoral geography .-England:...
of Tower in 2007 and is a Freeman of the City of London
City of London
The City of London is a small area within Greater London, England. It is the historic core of London around which the modern conurbation grew and has held city status since time immemorial. The City’s boundaries have remained almost unchanged since the Middle Ages, and it is now only a tiny part of...
, a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts
Royal Society of Arts
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, the Institute of Directors
Institute of Directors
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and the Marketing Society, and a Companion of the Chartered Management Institute
Chartered Management Institute
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Sir Paul has an honorary
Honorary degree
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Doctor of Laws degree from the University of Cambridge, an honorary Doctor of Letters
Doctor of Letters
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from the University of Westminster
University of Westminster
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and an honorary Doctor of Science
Doctor of Science
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from City University. He is an honorary professor at the Cyprus International Institute of Management and at the Sinerghia Institute of Moscow
Moscow
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In 1996 he became a Knight Bachelor
Knight Bachelor
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in recognition of his public and political service.