Victoria Barnsley
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Victoria Barnsley, The Hon. Mrs Howard OBE (born 4 March 1954) is a British businesswoman and entrepreneur. She founded the publishing house Fourth Estate
1984-2000 and since 2000 has been the UK CEO of HarperCollins
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Barnsley is the daughter of Thomas E. Barnsley, who was also awarded an OBE and his wife Margaret Gwyneth Barnsley (née Llewellin). She was educated at Loughborough High School
, Beech Lawn Tutorial College, Edinburgh University, University College, London and the University of York
. Since 1992 she has been married to The Hon. Nicholas Howard, son of the cross-bench life peer George Howard, Baron Howard of Henderskelfe
. They have one daughter. In January 2009 Barnsley was awarded an OBE for services to literature.
Fourth Estate
The concept of the Fourth Estate is a societal or political force or institution whose influence is not consistently or officially recognized. The Fourth Estate now most commonly refers to the news media; especially print journalism, referred to hereon as "The Press"...
1984-2000 and since 2000 has been the UK CEO of HarperCollins
HarperCollins
HarperCollins is a publishing company owned by News Corporation. It is the combination of the publishers William Collins, Sons and Co Ltd, a British company, and Harper & Row, an American company, itself the result of an earlier merger of Harper & Brothers and Row, Peterson & Company. The worldwide...
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Barnsley is the daughter of Thomas E. Barnsley, who was also awarded an OBE and his wife Margaret Gwyneth Barnsley (née Llewellin). She was educated at Loughborough High School
Loughborough High School
Loughborough High School, also known simply as LHS, is a selective, independent, fee-paying British Public School for girls in Loughborough, Leicestershire, England. It is one of three Private Schools known collectively as the Loughborough Endowed Schools, along with Loughborough Grammar School for...
, Beech Lawn Tutorial College, Edinburgh University, University College, London and the University of York
University of York
The University of York , is an academic institution located in the city of York, England. Established in 1963, the campus university has expanded to more than thirty departments and centres, covering a wide range of subjects...
. Since 1992 she has been married to The Hon. Nicholas Howard, son of the cross-bench life peer George Howard, Baron Howard of Henderskelfe
George Howard, Baron Howard of Henderskelfe
Major George Anthony Geoffrey Howard, Baron Howard of Henderskelfe, JP was a British politician, soldier and media man....
. They have one daughter. In January 2009 Barnsley was awarded an OBE for services to literature.