Paul Anthony Lee
Paul Lee DL | |
|---|---|
| Chairman, Horserace Betting Levy Board | |
| In office 1 October 2009 – 30 March 2020 | |
| Prime Minister | Gordon Brown (until 2010), David Cameron (since 2010) |
| Minister | Ben Bradshaw (until 2010), Jeremy Hunt (2010–2012), Maria Miller (2012–2014), Sajid Javid (2014–2015), John Whittingdale (since May 2015) |
| Succeeded by | Paul Darling |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Paul Anthony Lee January 1946 (age 78) |
Paul Anthony Lee
Career
Lee read law at Clare College, Cambridge and joined Addleshaw Sons & Latham, specialising in corporate finance. He became a managing partner at the firm in 1991, then senior partner in the post-merger Addleshaw Booth & Co in 1997, and finally a senior partner in Addleshaw Goddard in 2001, until he retired in May 2010.[1][2]
Lee is a board member of the Confederation of British Industry, and was the Chairman of CBI North West. He has also served as Trustee and later Chairman of the Royal Exchange Theatre in Manchester (1991–2016), as the Chairman of the Feoffees of Chetham's School of Music, and on the boards of the Hallé Concerts Society, Opera North, the Northern Ballet, the University of Manchester, and other cultural institutions.[3]
Lee was appointed as Chairman of the Horserace Betting Levy Board by the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport starting from 1 October 2009, succeeding Robert Valentine Hughes.[1] He was re-appointed for another four-year term starting in 2013.[2]
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References
- ^ a b "Paul Lee appointed as new Chair of the Horserace Betting Levy Board - Addleshaw Goddard". www.addleshawgoddard.com. Retrieved 13 March 2016.
- ^ a b "Paul Lee reappointed as Chairman of Horserace Betting Levy Board - Publications - GOV.UK". www.gov.uk. Retrieved 13 March 2016.
- ^ "Paul Lee | Board of Governors | The University of Manchester". www.manchester.ac.uk. Retrieved 13 March 2016.
- ^ "Duchy of Lancaster". www.thegazette.co.uk. Retrieved 13 March 2016.
- ^ "Greater Manchester Lieutenancy - Paul A. Lee Esq. DL MA LLB". manchesterlieutenancy.org. Retrieved 13 March 2016.
