Tony Caplin
Anthony Lindsay Caplin was born 1951 in Southport, Lancashire to Abram Moses Caplin and Vera Doris Benjamin, both descendants of Russian Jewish emigrees.He is a British company director and former chief operating officer of the United Kingdom's Conservative Party.
In 2009 it was suggested that he should be appointed a peer.[1]
He was chairman of the Public Works Loans Board, which is responsible for infrastructure project loans worth £ billions. The Board is responsible for lending money to local authorities, as well as for collecting the repayments. He resigned from this position in April 2014 when it was revealed that he was made bankrupt in May 2012, with debts of more than £3 million, and owing £200,000 to HM Revenue and Customs.[2]
Former appointments
Positions that Caplin has previously held include: [3]
- Chairman of William Clowes Ltd.
- Chairman of stockbrokers Panmure Gordon, where David Cameron's father Ian was a partner, from January 17, 2002 until September 30, 2009
- Board of the Medical Research Council
- Chair of North West London Hospitals NHS Trust until January 2013
- Chair of Ealing Hospital NHS Trust
- Advisor of ITI Energy Limited
- Non-Executive Chairman of Energy Technique plc until February 21, 2007
- Acting Chief Executive Officer of Disenco Energy PLC from May 2008 to March 16, 2009, Chairman until March 16, 2009
- Chairman, Director Durlacher Ventures
- Managing Director of Manchester News Ltd
- President of Pacific Telesis
- Chief Executive of First City GB
- Chief Executive of Hunterprint PLC
- Non-Executive Chairman of Urban Wimax Limited
- Chairman of Era PLC
- Chairman of ANT Ltd from October 20002
- Non-executive Chairman of G.S.Technologies Ltd
- Board of Norprint Ltd
- Board of Coppice Allupack Ltd
- Non-Executive Chairman of Dynamic Commercial Finance PLC until August 2004
- Chairman of iRevolution Group PLC since July 27, 2000
- Chairman of Totally plc
- Chairman of Financial Development Corporation plc
- Chairman of Alternative Networks Plc from January 18, 2010 to May 18, 2012
- Non-Executive Chairman of Gladstone plc from July 11, 2005 to June 30, 2006
- Deputy Chairman of Northamber PLC until December 17, 2010
- Director of Edengame
- Director of Jasmin PLC
- Director of Ultramind PLC
- Non-Executive Director of Hand Picked Hotels Ltd
- Director on the Advisory Panel of Inflexion Private Equity Partners LLP
- Chairman of the European Electronic Messaging Association
- Non-Executive Director of Vaccinogen Inc
- Director of Alternative Networks Plc from April 2001 to May 16, 2012
- Independent Non-Executive Director of Endeavors plc (alternate name Tadpole Technology PLC) from October 10, 2000 to February 2005.
- Senior Independent Non-Executive Director of Easynet Group PLC
- Non-Executive Director of Dynamic Commercial Finance PLC
- Non-executive Chairman of Biscuit Internet Ltd
- Director of 2020Me Holdings Limited[4]
- Director of IEQ PLC
- Director of Bibliotech Holdings PLC
- Director of Computer Monitoring Services Limited 1984
References
- ↑ "Search for 100 Peers: Tony Caplin". Conservative Home. 17 January 2009. Retrieved 20 April 2014.
- ↑ "Quango boss forced to quit amid bankruptcy revelations". Sunday Express. 20 April 2014. Retrieved 20 April 2014.
- ↑ "Company Overview of William Clowes Ltd". Bloomberg Businessweek. Retrieved 20 April 2014.
- ↑ "Former IEQ directors leave a path of debt in their wake". Business Credit Management UK. 10 September 2003. Retrieved 20 April 2014.