Peter Keith Levene, Baron Levene of PortsokenKBEKStJ (born 8 December 1941) is a businessman who was chairman of Lloyd's of London from 2003 until 2011 and Lord Mayor of London from 1998 to 1999.
Lord Levene is chairman of Starr Underwriting Agents Limited. Previously, he served as chairman of Lloyd's of London, the world's leading specialist insurance and reinsurance market, from 2002 to 2011, after having been vice chairman of Deutsche Bank. Prior to this, he held the position of chairman of Bankers Trust International and was formerly with both Morgan Stanley and Wasserstein Perella. He joined United Scientific Holdings in 1963, a small company which grew into a substantial supplier to UK and overseas Ministries of Defence. He eventually rose to the post of chairman of that group, in 1981.
Subsequently, he was asked by the then Secretary of State for Defence, Michael Heseltine, to act as his Personal Advisor in the MoD, and then as Permanent Secretary in the role of Chief of Defence Procurement, a position which he held for six years. As UK National Armaments Director, he was appointed as chairman of the European National Armaments Directors 1989–1990. He thereafter held a number of Government posts, as Advisor to the Secretary of State for the Environment; to the President of the Board of Trade; and to the Chancellor of the Exchequer. He was appointed as Advisor to the Prime Minister (John Major) on Efficiency and Effectiveness from 1992 to 1997, producing a report, Efficiency Scrutiny into Construction Procurement by Government. in 1996.[1] During this period, he also served as chairman of the Docklands Light Railway and then chairman and Chief Executive of Canary Wharf Ltd. He served as a member of the Board of Directors of J Sainsbury plc from 2001 to 2004, and of Total S.A., from 2005 to 2011, and was chairman of General Dynamics UK Ltd until 2019.
Lord Levene holds three other non-executive directorships in addition to Starr underwriting, as chairman of Tikehau Capital Europe Ltd, and on the boards of Haymarket Media Group, and[[China Construction Bank (Asia). He is a member of the House of Lords Finance Committee and was also a member of the Joint Committee on National Security Strategy. He was appointed by the Secretary of State for Defence in July 2010 to chair the Defence Reform Group, a body set up to review proposals for changes in structure in the UK Ministry of Defence. This body reported in June 2011 and their recommendations are now being implemented. He speaks French, German and Italian.
Family
Lord Levene is married to Wendy, Lady Levene, who is active in many charities. She is a trustee of the Jewish Museum. She had polymyalgia rheumatica and is a trustee of the associated charity, PMRGCA UK.[4] In 1989, she launched HMS Argyll, a Royal Navy warship sponsored by the Worshipful Company of Paviors.[5] They have three children – John Levene, born 1968, Nicole Walsh, born 1969, Tim Levene – born 1973, and ten grandchildren.
Titles and honours
Sir Peter Levene KBE (1989–1997)
The Rt. Hon. The Lord Levene of Portsoken KBE (since 1997)
The Rt. Hon. The Lord Mayor of London (1998–1999)
Knight Commander of the British Empire (KBE) (1989)
A Mail Gauntlet clenched Argent, in front of two Vine Branches in saltire leaved and fructed proper.
Escutcheon
Per pale Gules and Azure, between three Swords palewise in fess the outer two with their points downwards all three Argent, their Hilts Pommels and Quillons Or, two Towers Argent, masoned proper, in front of the portal of each tower a Cartwheel Gules, and on a Chief per pale Azure and Gules, a Boar's Head couped Or, langued Gules, tusked Argent, between two Loving Cups of Silver.
Supporters
Dexter: a Scorpion Or, the Stinger Azure.
Sinister: a Scorpion Or, the Stinger Gules.
Motto
INDUSTRIA ATQUE FORTUNA(By industry and fortune)
Publications
Levene, Peter – Send for Levene. Autobiography; introduction by Michael Heseltine. Published 2018 by Nine Elms Books, London. ISBN9781910533420.
^Ward, Don and Crane, Alan (2003) "The story so far" in Jones, David, Savage, and Westgate, Rona (2003) Partnering and Collaborative Working, Informa Professional, London, p.8.
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Peter Keith Levene Baron Levene of Portsoken KBE KStJ born 8 December 1941 is a businessman who was chairman of Lloyd s of London from 2003 until 2011 and Lord Mayor of London from 1998 to 1999 The Right HonourableThe Lord Levene of PortsokenKBE KStJLord Levene of Portsoken s official parliamentary photo671st Lord Mayor of LondonIn office 1998 1999Preceded byRichard NicholsSucceeded byClive MartinPersonal detailsBornPeter Keith Levene 1941 12 08 8 December 1941 age 81 Pinner Middlesex UKSpouse s Wendy Lady Levene nee Fraiman m 1966 Contents 1 Education 2 Life 3 Family 4 Titles and honours 5 Arms 6 Publications 7 References 8 External linksEducation EditHe was educated at the City of London School and then studied at the University of Manchester where he graduated with a degree in Economics and Political Science citation needed Life EditThis section of a biography of a living person does not include any references or sources Please help by adding reliable sources Contentious material about living people that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately Find sources Peter Levene Baron Levene of Portsoken news newspapers books scholar JSTOR March 2016 Learn how and when to remove this template message Lord Levene is chairman of Starr Underwriting Agents Limited Previously he served as chairman of Lloyd s of London the world s leading specialist insurance and reinsurance market from 2002 to 2011 after having been vice chairman of Deutsche Bank Prior to this he held the position of chairman of Bankers Trust International and was formerly with both Morgan Stanley and Wasserstein Perella He joined United Scientific Holdings in 1963 a small company which grew into a substantial supplier to UK and overseas Ministries of Defence He eventually rose to the post of chairman of that group in 1981 Subsequently he was asked by the then Secretary of State for Defence Michael Heseltine to act as his Personal Advisor in the MoD and then as Permanent Secretary in the role of Chief of Defence Procurement a position which he held for six years As UK National Armaments Director he was appointed as chairman of the European National Armaments Directors 1989 1990 He thereafter held a number of Government posts as Advisor to the Secretary of State for the Environment to the President of the Board of Trade and to the Chancellor of the Exchequer He was appointed as Advisor to the Prime Minister John Major on Efficiency and Effectiveness from 1992 to 1997 producing a report Efficiency Scrutiny into Construction Procurement by Government in 1996 1 During this period he also served as chairman of the Docklands Light Railway and then chairman and Chief Executive of Canary Wharf Ltd He served as a member of the Board of Directors of J Sainsbury plc from 2001 to 2004 and of Total S A from 2005 to 2011 and was chairman of General Dynamics UK Ltd until 2019 He served as an Alderman of the City of London from 1994 to 2012 and as Sheriff of London from 1995 to 1996 He was Lord Mayor of London for the year 1998 99 in which role he presided over the Corporation of the City of London and supported and promoted London as an international financial centre He was appointed a Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire KBE in the 1989 New Year Honours 2 and was created a Life Peer on 22 July 1997 as Baron Levene of Portsoken of Portsoken in the City of London 3 he sits as a crossbencher Lord Levene holds three other non executive directorships in addition to Starr underwriting as chairman of Tikehau Capital Europe Ltd and on the boards of Haymarket Media Group and China Construction Bank Asia He is a member of the House of Lords Finance Committee and was also a member of the Joint Committee on National Security Strategy He was appointed by the Secretary of State for Defence in July 2010 to chair the Defence Reform Group a body set up to review proposals for changes in structure in the UK Ministry of Defence This body reported in June 2011 and their recommendations are now being implemented He speaks French German and Italian Family EditLord Levene is married to Wendy Lady Levene who is active in many charities She is a trustee of the Jewish Museum She had polymyalgia rheumatica and is a trustee of the associated charity PMRGCA UK 4 In 1989 she launched HMS Argyll a Royal Navy warship sponsored by the Worshipful Company of Paviors 5 They have three children John Levene born 1968 Nicole Walsh born 1969 Tim Levene born 1973 and ten grandchildren Titles and honours EditSir Peter Levene KBE 1989 1997 The Rt Hon The Lord Levene of Portsoken KBE since 1997 The Rt Hon The Lord Mayor of London 1998 1999 Knight Commander of the British Empire KBE 1989 Knight of St John KStJ 1998 Commander of the Ordre national du Merite France 1996 Knight Commander of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany 1998 Order of Merit of the Republic of Hungary 1999 Fellow Queen Mary University of London 1995 Hon DSc City University London 1998 Hon DSc University of London 2005 Insurance Leader of the Year Award 2009 St John s University New York Awarded the Lloyd s Gold Medal for Services to Lloyd s October 2011Arms EditCoat of arms of Peter Levene Baron Levene of Portsoken Coronet Coronet of a Baron Crest A Mail Gauntlet clenched Argent in front of two Vine Branches in saltire leaved and fructed proper Escutcheon Per pale Gules and Azure between three Swords palewise in fess the outer two with their points downwards all three Argent their Hilts Pommels and Quillons Or two Towers Argent masoned proper in front of the portal of each tower a Cartwheel Gules and on a Chief per pale Azure and Gules a Boar s Head couped Or langued Gules tusked Argent between two Loving Cups of Silver Supporters Dexter a Scorpion Or the Stinger Azure Sinister a Scorpion Or the Stinger Gules Motto INDUSTRIA ATQUE FORTUNA By industry and fortune Publications EditLevene Peter Send for Levene Autobiography introduction by Michael Heseltine Published 2018 by Nine Elms Books London ISBN 9781910533420 References EditWho s Who 2011 Ward Don and Crane Alan 2003 The story so far in Jones David Savage and Westgate Rona 2003 Partnering and Collaborative Working Informa Professional London p 8 No 51578 The London Gazette Supplement 31 December 1988 p 7 No 54844 The London Gazette 25 July 1997 p 8547 Meet the trustees PMRGCAUK HMS Argyll The Company s Adopted Frigate Worshipful Company of Paviors Archived from the original on 14 June 2015 External links EditLord Levene awarded Gold Medal Lord Levene awarded Gold Medal for Services to Lloyd s General Dynamics UK Limited Home Page 1 Vita published by World Economic ForumCivic officesPreceded bySir Richard Nichols Lord Mayor of London1998 1999 Succeeded bySir Clive MartinOrders of precedence in the United KingdomPreceded byThe Lord Patten GentlemenBaron Levene of Portsoken Followed byThe Lord Levy Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Peter Levene Baron Levene of Portsoken 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