Sir David Gerald Scholey CBE FRSA (born 28 June 1935) is a British merchant banker. He is the former chairman and chief executive of S. G. Warburg and was a director of the Bank of England from 1981 to 1998. He is a former governor of the BBC, and a former chairman of the board of trustees of the National Portrait Gallery.[1]

Early life

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Scholey was born in Surrey, the son of Dudley Scholey and Lois Hammon. He was educated at Wellington College and Christ Church, Oxford.[1]

Career

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Scholey is the former chairman and chief executive of S. G. Warburg.[2][3] He was a director of the Bank of England from 1981 to 1998. He is a former governor of the BBC, and a former chairman of the board of trustees of the National Portrait Gallery (2001–05). He was non-executive deputy chairman of Anglo American from 1999 to 2001 and has been a director of Sainsbury's Bank.

Scholey was criticized by animal rights groups for shooting a lion during a hunt in Africa.[4][5]

Personal life

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Scholey married Alexandra Beatrix Drew, daughter of Hon. George Drew, and has a son, Christopher, and daughter, Fiorenza.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Mosley, Charles, ed. (2003). Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knighthood (107 ed.). Burke's Peerage & Gentry. p. 3541. ISBN 0-9711966-2-1.
  2. ^ McCrystal, Damien (8 June 2002). "Writedown: on Sir David Scholey". The Guardian.
  3. ^ "City & Business: Sir David Scholey vindicated". independent.co.uk.
  4. ^ LaRoche, Julia (12 September 2011). "Writedown: on Sir David Scholey". the Independent.
  5. ^ "Senior UBS Banker Kills Man-Eating Beast, Poses For A Photo Op". businessinsider.com.