James Leigh-Pemberton
The Hon. Sir James Henry Leigh-Pemberton CVO (born 10 December 1956) is a British banker and the incumbent Receiver-General for the Duchy of Cornwall.[1] He currently serves as the executive chairman of UK Financial Investments.
Leigh-Pemberton is the son of former Governor of the Bank of England and life-peer Robin Leigh-Pemberton, Baron Kingsdown and Rosemary Davina Forbes, OBE, only daughter of Lt Col David Walter Arthur William Forbes MC. He was educated at Eton and Christ Church, Oxford.[1] He started his career at S. G. Warburg & Co.[2] before becoming a Managing Director at Credit Suisse, Investment Banking in London. On 7 July 2008, he was appointed CEO[3] of Credit Suisse's businesses in the UK.
James Leigh-Pemberton is also a trustee of the Duke of Cornwall Benevolent fund and the Royal Collection Trust.[4]
He was appointed Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (CVO) in the 2013 Birthday Honours.[5] He was knighted in the 2019 New Year Honours.
References
- Mosley, Charles, ed. (2003). Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knighthood (107 ed.). Burke's Peerage & Gentry. p. 2178. ISBN 0-9711966-2-1.
- The Rainmaker: Banking with a straight bat by Martin Baker, Sunday Telegraph 24 December 2006
- James Leigh-Pemberton Appointed Chief Executive Officer of Credit Suisse in the United Kingdom Press Release 8 July 2008
- Charity Commission website
- "No. 60534". The London Gazette (Supplement). 15 June 2013. p. 3.