Clive Hollick, Baron Hollick
Lord Temporal | |
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Assumed office 20 June 1991 Life Peerage | |
Personal details | |
Born | 20 May 1945 |
Political party | Labour |
Alma mater | University of Nottingham |
Occupation | Businessman |
Clive Richard Hollick, Baron Hollick (born 20 May 1945)[1] is a British businessman with media interests, and a supporter of the Labour Party.
Early life and career
Hollick was born in
Vavasseur and MAI
The following year, Hollick became chief executive of JH Vavasseur Group, a failing money broker caught up in the 1973-4
MAI moved into television in 1993, when its subsidiary
United News and Media
In March 1996 the group merged with
UNM was required to sell its stake in Yorkshire-Tyne Tees as part of the merger, giving
Other parts of UNM were also disposed of advantageously, including the demerging of MAI's original securities business in 1998 as Garban, which subsequently became
UNM, renamed United Business Media in 2000, is now strongly focussed on business-to-business publications, information services and exhibitions. Principal subsidiaries are PR Newswire, acquired by United in 1982, and CMP Media, acquired in 1999.
Current activities and other interests
Hollick retired as CEO of United Business Media in April 2005 at the age of 60, and promptly became a managing partner at
Other directorships Hollick has held include Hambros Bank, 1973–96;
Hollick has been a longtime supporter and donor to the Labour Party, and was one of the founding backers of the New Labour think tank the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR). For a time after the 1997 election, he served as a special advisor to Margaret Beckett and Peter Mandelson at the Department of Trade and Industry. Hollick is a supporter of the 2020 Vision political campaign run by Charles Clarke and Alan Milburn, and currently co-ordinating funds for the campaign. He is a former Patron of Prisoners Abroad, a charity that supports the welfare of Britons imprisoned overseas and their families.
He was created a
Hollick has been a partner at the leading European technology and media investment bank GP Bullhound since 2010.
Horllick is a senior advisor at London based venture firm Hambro Perks.[3]
References
- ^ a b The International Who's Who: 2004.
- ^ "No. 52582". The London Gazette. 25 June 1991. p. 9713.
- ^ "Register of Interests for Lord Hollick - MPs and Lords - UK Parliament". members.parliament.uk. Retrieved 26 February 2021.
External links
- "Hollick makes his move", BBC News, 26 November 1999.
- "Is Carlton United a winning team?", BBC News, 26 November 1999.
- Factsheet, Justpeople.com, 9 February 2000.
- Melanie Mcdonagh, "The New Statesman Profile – Clive Hollick", New Statesman, 4 December 2000.
- "Lord Hollick To Be New Chairman Of The South Bank Board", Department for Culture, Media and Sport, February 2002.
- Hollick's non-United future, The Times, 3 September 2004
- Interview, Evening Standard, 8 September 2004.
- Jane Martinson, "Hollick refuses to hand back £250,000 despite investor vote", The Guardian, 13 May 2005.
- United Group: A Chronology, ketupa.net
- Kohlberg Kravis Roberts signs up Hollick as it targets UK media, The Times, 13 January 2005.
- "ITV gains on bid speculation", Digital TV, 18 January 2005.
- "Lord Hollick exits stage left", Sunday Times, 27 January 2008. Interview and profile on the occasion of Lord Holick stepping down as chairman of the Southbank Centre.
- GP Bullhound Website.