Peter Levene, Baron Levene of Portsoken

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Peter Keith Levene, Baron Levene of Portsoken KBE KStJ (born December 8, 1941) is chairman of Lloyd's of London and was Lord Mayor of London 1998 to 1999.

He was educated at the City of London School and the University of Manchester before joining United Scientific Holdings in 1963, eventually rising to the post of chairman of that group, in 1981. Knighted 1989. In 1997 he was made a life peer as Baron Levene of Portsoken, of Portsoken in the City of London - -Crossbencher.

He had spent 20 years in the Defence Industry before being asked to take on the Permanent Secretary post of Chief of Defence Procurement in the Ministry of Defence, a post which he held for 6 years. Subsequently, he held a number of Government posts and was Adviser to the Prime Minister on Efficiency and Effectiveness from 1992 to 1997. He also served as Chairman of the Docklands Light Railway and subsequently as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Canary Wharf Limited.

Lord Levene served as Vice Chairman of Deutsche Bank, having previously been Chairman of Bankers Trust International and Senior Adviser at Morgan Stanley.

He is presently Chairman of General Dynamics UK Limited and a member of the Board of TOTAL SA, China Construction Bank and Haymarket Group.

He is an avid Chelsea FC season ticket holder and grandfather to 7 grandchildren who reside in London , New York & Hong Kong.