Pennant-Rea joined the Bank of England in 1973 and remained until 1977, when he left to work for The Economist magazine.[1] He was the magazine's editor from 1986 until 1993.[4] Between 1993 and 1995, he again joined the Bank of England as Deputy Governor of the bank, under the governorship of Edward George;[1] he resigned following reports of an extramarital affair with Mary Ellen Synon, whom he had met at Trinity College, Dublin.[2]
In 1994 he became a member of the influential Washington-based financial advisory body, the Group of Thirty.
In 1995 he became a director of a Canadian mining company, Sherritt International[5] In March 1996, he was banned from the USA (along with his wife at the time and under-age children) because of Sherritt's commercial interests in Cuba, under the terms of the USA's Helms-Burton Act.
Pennant-Rea was chairman of The Stationery Office following its privatisation in 1996.[6] He was a British American Tobacco director from 1998 to 2007.[citation needed] He was also Chairman of Henderson Group and a non-executive director of several companies such as Go-Ahead Group, a transport company, First Quantum and Gold Fields, both mining companies.
In July 2009, Pennant-Rea was appointed non-executive chairman of The Economist Group, having served as a non-executive director since August 2006.[citation needed]. In July 2018, after nine years, he was succeeded by Paul Deighton. He was Chairman of Royal London,[7] and Chairman of PGI, an agriculture company. He was a National Independent director of Times Newspapers.[8] Pennant-Rea recently[when?] is advising new businesses and start-ups related to greenhouse gases reduction.[citation needed]
In the non-profit sector, Pennant-Rea is a trustee of the Marjorie Deane Foundation. He was a trustee of Speakers Trust,[9] the UK's leading public-speaking training charity and Chairman of the Shakespeare Schools Festival. Pennant-Rea has written a series of books about economics and a novel, Gold Foil.[citation needed]
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^ abcd"Rupert Pennant Rea". The Times. 5 May 2003. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
^ abAngela Lambert & Vicky Ward (23 October 2011). "A thoroughly modern mistress". The Independent. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
^Lesley Garner (26 March 1995). "Twin faces of a fast decade". The Independent. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
^Tryhorn, Chris (22 June 2009). "Job cuts help lift Economist Group profits". The Guardian. Retrieved 13 May 2011.
^Friedman, Alan; Tribune, International Herald (12 July 1996). "EU and Canada Vow to Adopt Tough Retaliatory Measures : Allies Press U.S. To Back Down On Cuba Sanctions". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 15 June 2023.
^Harrison, Michael (9 April 1999). "Stationery Office chiefs set for pounds 13m windfall". The Independent. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
^"Royal London Announces New Chairman". London: Royal London. 13 December 2012. Retrieved 5 February 2014.
^Greenslade, Roy (2 March 2011). "Another Murdoch joins The Times board - with a retired spy". The Guardian. Retrieved 13 May 2011.
rupert, pennant, this, biography, living, person, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, adding, reliable, sources, contentious, material, about, living, persons, that, unsourced, poorly, sourced, must, removed, immediately, from, article, t. This biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification Please help by adding reliable sources Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately from the article and its talk page especially if potentially libelous Find sources Rupert Pennant Rea news newspapers books scholar JSTOR September 2016 Learn how and when to remove this template message Rupert Lascelles Pennant Rea born 23 January 1948 is a British businessman journalist and former Deputy Governor of the Bank of England He was Editor and later Chairman of The Economist Group Rupert Pennant ReaBornRupert Lascelles Pennant Rea 1948 01 23 23 January 1948 age 76 NationalityBritishEducationPeterhouse Boys SchoolAlma materTrinity College DublinUniversity of ManchesterOccupation s Economist businessman journalistSpousesHelen Jay 1986 2009 Cynthia Pennant Rea 2011 Children4ParentsPeter Pennant Rea father Pauline Pennant Rea mother Early life editThe son of Peter Athelwold and Pauline Pennant Rea he was educated at the Peterhouse Boys School an Anglican church boarding school near Marandellas Rhodesia now Marondera Zimbabwe citation needed before attending Trinity College Dublin 1 and Manchester University 1 where he received his MA degree He has been married several times 2 and has three children and one step daughter At one time his wife was Helen Jay one of the twin daughters of Labour Party politicians Peggy Jay and Douglas Jay 3 Career editPennant Rea joined the Bank of England in 1973 and remained until 1977 when he left to work for The Economist magazine 1 He was the magazine s editor from 1986 until 1993 4 Between 1993 and 1995 he again joined the Bank of England as Deputy Governor of the bank under the governorship of Edward George 1 he resigned following reports of an extramarital affair with Mary Ellen Synon whom he had met at Trinity College Dublin 2 In 1994 he became a member of the influential Washington based financial advisory body the Group of Thirty In 1995 he became a director of a Canadian mining company Sherritt International 5 In March 1996 he was banned from the USA along with his wife at the time and under age children because of Sherritt s commercial interests in Cuba under the terms of the USA s Helms Burton Act Pennant Rea was chairman of The Stationery Office following its privatisation in 1996 6 He was a British American Tobacco director from 1998 to 2007 citation needed He was also Chairman of Henderson Group and a non executive director of several companies such as Go Ahead Group a transport company First Quantum and Gold Fields both mining companies In July 2009 Pennant Rea was appointed non executive chairman of The Economist Group having served as a non executive director since August 2006 citation needed In July 2018 after nine years he was succeeded by Paul Deighton He was Chairman of Royal London 7 and Chairman of PGI an agriculture company He was a National Independent director of Times Newspapers 8 Pennant Rea recently when is advising new businesses and start ups related to greenhouse gases reduction citation needed In the non profit sector Pennant Rea is a trustee of the Marjorie Deane Foundation He was a trustee of Speakers Trust 9 the UK s leading public speaking training charity and Chairman of the Shakespeare Schools Festival Pennant Rea has written a series of books about economics and a novel Gold Foil citation needed References edit a b c d Rupert Pennant Rea The Times 5 May 2003 Retrieved 3 December 2018 a b Angela Lambert amp Vicky Ward 23 October 2011 A thoroughly modern mistress The Independent Retrieved 15 February 2021 Lesley Garner 26 March 1995 Twin faces of a fast decade The Independent Retrieved 15 February 2021 Tryhorn Chris 22 June 2009 Job cuts help lift Economist Group profits The Guardian Retrieved 13 May 2011 Friedman Alan Tribune International Herald 12 July 1996 EU and Canada Vow to Adopt Tough Retaliatory Measures Allies Press U S To Back Down On Cuba Sanctions The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved 15 June 2023 Harrison Michael 9 April 1999 Stationery Office chiefs set for pounds 13m windfall The Independent Retrieved 3 December 2018 Royal London Announces New Chairman London Royal London 13 December 2012 Retrieved 5 February 2014 Greenslade Roy 2 March 2011 Another Murdoch joins The Times board with a retired spy The Guardian Retrieved 13 May 2011 Our Trustees Media officesPreceded byAndrew Knight Editor of The Economist1986 1993 Succeeded byBill Emmott Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Rupert Pennant Rea amp oldid 1180549963, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
