Michael Wakeford Explained

Sir Geoffrey Michael Montgomery Wakeford (born 10 December 1937)^[1] is a retired English barrister and the Clerk of the Worshipful Company of Mercers for 27 years.

Career

In addition to being a barrister and Clerk to the Mercers he has been a governor of the London Film School since 1985.^[2]

The Worshipful Company of Mercers is London's premier livery company, with easily the largest property portfolio, and Wakeford was much involved in property development.^[3]

In 1984, he was knighted in the Queen's birthday honours, "for services to education".^[4]

He was on the governing body of Abingdon School from 2000-2008.^[5]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Wakeford, Sir (Geoffrey) Michael (Montgomery) . Who's Who . 4 May 2019 . en . 10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.U38482.
2. Web site: Michael Wakeford | London Film School . Lfs.org.uk . 2017-01-04.
3. News: Matthew Gwyther . Gilded cages of The City: These days the ancient livery companies seem to exist for wining and dining and dressing up. So why the secrecy? Matthew Gwyther finds a lot more going on than meets the eye . https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220514/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/gilded-cages-of-the-city-these-days-the-ancient-livery-companies-seem-to-exist-for-wining-and-dining-1564640.html . 2022-05-14 . subscription . live . . 1992-12-20 . 2017-01-04.
4. News: Polly Curtis . Sir Alan joins ranks of honoured | Education . . 2017-01-04.
5. Web site: Abingdon Film Unit page 92. The Abingdonian.