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PROFILE OF THE
NEW COMPANY
CLERK
ELECTION OF
MARTIN BONHAM
THE LORD
MAYOR
- 2005
current
affairs.
My
favourite books
tend
to be
biographies
and
autobiographies.
My
undoubted
favourite
is Winston Churchill's
six
volume
history of
the
Second World War
and
if
I were
to
be
consigned
to
a desert
island
that
is what
I
would
take with me!
I
am delighted
to be
given
the opportunity
to
introduce myself
to
you
following my
appointment
as
your Clerk
in
September of
this
year.
My
career began with Calor Gas Ltd where
I
joined
as
a Management Trainee.
I worked
in
On Thursday 29th
September
a
various
functions
-
sales, marketing,
retail,
number of
Liverymen
from
the
distribution
and on
secondment
to
a partner
Worshipful Company of
company
in West Africa.
I was
then
sponsored
to
do
a Business Administration Programme
at
Firefighters
attended Common
Aston University.
My
career developed
in
Sales
Hall
for
the
election of
the
new
and Marketing with my
final
appointment being
Dealer
Sales Manager
for
the
South East.
I
then
Lord Mayor.
In
this
ancient
and
joined
a
firm of
energy
consultants
in Kent
in
a
colourful
ceremony
at Guildhall
business development
role where
I built my own
client base
from
zero
to 100 major
clients within
the City
Livery Companies
three
years.
elected David Brewer
as
the
In 1996
I
joined The
Industrial
Society,
a
678th
Lord Mayor of
the City of
registered business
charity with
a membership of
3,500 organisations.
The
Society works with
its
London.
members
to provide
influencing, policy
and
David Brewer's
appeal
for
his Mayoralty will be
advocacy on
all
employment
related
issues
and
to
the Centenary Appeal of
the Treloar Trust
in
promote best practice
in
the workplace
through
Hampshire
founded by
fellow Cornishman Lord
its Learning & Development business
and
range
Mayor Treloar
in 1906. The Trust
has been
of
services
to
its members.
In
the
role of
providing
first-class
education,
therapy, medical
Business Development Consultant
I was
support
and
training
in
independence
for
young
responsible
for preparing proposals
that
people with physical disabilities
ever
since
designed, delivered
and
evaluated
solutions
for
all
people
related
issues.
These were
usually
in
the
With
the
status of
a
cabinet minister when
areas of management,
leadership,
travelling overseas,
the Lord Mayor of
the City of
communications, personnel
and HR
London
is
the
ambassador, both
at
home
and
management.
abroad
for
the City,
the world's
leading
international
financial
centre.
In
addition
the Lord
In 2002
the business
arm of The
Industrial
Mayor
is
head of
the Corporation of London,
Society was
sold
to Capita Group
and
the
which provides
local
authority
services
for
organisation
renamed
itself, The Work
London's
Square Mile, Chief Magistrate of
the
Foundation.
In 2004
I decided
to pursue
a
City of London, Admiral of
the Port of London
personal
interest
and qualify
as
a Microsoft Office
and President of
the City of London Reserve
Specialist which was
a
very
useful preparation
for
Forces
and Cadets Associations.
the Company's office
IT
environment!
The Lord Mayor Elect,
as
he
is
known
after
the
On
a more personal
note
I
have
four
children.
election, did
not
take office
until
the
Silent
My
eldest
son
is
a banker with Merryl Lynch, my
Ceremony, which was
held
in Great Hall,
eldest daughter
is
training
to be
an
educational
Guildhall on
Friday 12th November
at 3pm,
the
psychologist, my
second daughter
is
reading
day preceding
the Lord Mayor's
Show.
Anthropology
at Durham
and my
youngest
daughter
is
applying
to
read biology
at Oxford.
Following
the
election
ceremony
at Common
Hall
the
liverymen
from
the Worshipful Company
My own
interests
are principally
sailing, where
I
of
Firefighters
attended
luncheon with many
am on
the Management Committee of my
sailing
other City Livery Companies
at
the Painter-
club
in
the
Isle of Wight,
tennis where
I
am
a
Stainers Hall
in Little Trinity Lane.
member of my
club
in London,
skiing
and
golf.
I
also
enjoy
reading
and
taking
a
lively
interest
in
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Martin Bonham, Company Clerk