Victor Blank
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Sir Victor Blank MA FRCOG is a prominent British Businessman. He was educated at Stockport Grammar School and then St. Catherine's College, at the University of Oxford.
In 1969, he was made the youngest Partner in the history of Clifford Turner (now Clifford Chance). Sir Victor left Clifford Turner in 1981 to become Head of Corporate Finance at Charterhouse Corporate Finance (now part of HSBC). From 1985-1996 Sir Victor held the posts of Chairman and Chief Executive of Charterhouse.
Since retiring from Charterhouse, Sir Victor has held a number of Chairmanships of FTSE 100 companies such as Trinity Mirror plc and GUS plc. Sir Victor is also Chairman of the Industrial and Development Advisory Board. Sir Victor is currently Chairman of Lloyds TSB Group plc. He was knighted in 1999.
Sir Victor is involved with of the following not for profit organisations:
- He is Chairman of The charity "Wellbeing".
- He is the Chairman of UJS Hillel
- Chairman of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists' health research charity, as well as an Honorary Fellow and a Patron of the Royal College.
- Chairman of the Council of University College School.
- He is a Member of Council, advisor to the Environmental Change Unit and Chairman of the Development Programme Advisory Board of the University of Oxford.
- He is an Honorary Fellow of St. Catherine's College, Oxford.
- A member of the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment.
- He is also a member of the Financial Reporting Council and the CBI Boardroom Issues Group.
