Michael Rake
Sir Michael Rake | |
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Born | Michael Derek Vaughan Rake 17 January 1948 Rugby, Warwickshire, England |
Nationality | British |
Occupation(s) | Chairman, Great Ormond Street Hospital |
Spouse(s) | Julia Cook (1970) Caroline Thomas (1986) |
Children | 4 |
Parent(s) | Derek Shannon Vaughan Rake Rosamond Barrett |
Sir Michael Derek Vaughan Rake (born 17 January 1948) is a British businessman, former chairman of
Early life
Rake was born in Rugby on 17 January 1948, the son of Group Captain Derek Shannon Vaughan Rake OBE AFC and Bar[3] and Rosamond née Barrett. He went to prep school in Devon, followed by Wellington College.[4] He qualified as a chartered accountant.[citation needed]
Career
He joined KPMG in 1974, and worked in continental Europe before transferring to the Middle East to run the practice for three years in 1986. He transferred to London in 1989, became a member of the UK board in 1991, had a number of leadership roles in the UK before being elected UK Senior Partner in 1998. He was Chairman of KPMG in Europe and Senior Partner of KPMG in the United Kingdom, prior to his appointment as chairman of
Board positions
Rake was chairman of Business in the Community from 2004 to 2007 and a member of the board of the Prince of Wales International Business Leaders Forum between 1998 and 2007.[6] He was chairman of easyJet from 2010 to April 2013.[7]
Rake is a vice president of the
As of 2013, Rake was a trustee of
Rake was appointed Chairman of Great Ormond Street Hospital in 2017.[13][14]
Personal life
He is married with four children and five stepchildren, and was knighted in 2007.[15] Rake donated £5,000 to Ed Davey's 2020 Liberal Democrats leadership election campaign.[16]
Honors
References
- ^ "Michael Rake Profile". Forbes. Archived from the original on 27 March 2009. Retrieved 8 August 2009.
- ^ "Huawei Technologies UK appoints Sir Michael Rake to its board".
- ^ "Issue 42051" (PDF). The London Gazette. 11 June 1960. p. 4007. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
- ^ "Business profile". The Daily Telegraph. 25 February 2007. Retrieved 7 December 2012.
- ^ "Michael Derek Vaughan Rake worked in KPMG till 2007". Flixens.com. Retrieved 22 July 2016.
- ^ "Chairman Mentors International - Board Mentor Sir Michael Rake". Chairmanmentors.com. Retrieved 21 July 2017.
- ^ "Board of directors - easyJet PLC". Archived from the original on 2 May 2012. Retrieved 22 April 2012.
- ^ "Barclays chairmanship turned down by Sir Michael Rake". BBC News. 23 July 2012. Retrieved 17 March 2016.
- ^ Wallace, Tim (15 July 2015). "Sir Mike Rake to leave Barclays". The Telegraph. Retrieved 21 July 2017.
- The Prince of Wales's Charitable Foundation. Archived from the originalon 24 March 2016. Retrieved 17 March 2016.
- ^ Harrington, Ben. "Sir Mike Rake named head of the CBI". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 17 March 2016.
- ^ "CBI welcomes Paul Drechsler as new President - CBI". News.cbi.org.uk. 13 July 2015. Retrieved 21 July 2017.
- ^ "Sir Michael Rake appointed Chairman of Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust". gosh.nhs.uk. Retrieved 21 June 2019.
- ^ "NewDay announces appointment of Sir Michael Rake as Chairman". New Day. Retrieved 21 June 2019.
- ZDNet. Retrieved 21 February 2014.
- ^ "Ed Davey: Register of Members' Interests". TheyWorkForYou. Retrieved 7 July 2020.