David James, Baron James of Blackheath
David Noel James, Baron James of Blackheath CBE ( born December 7, 1937) is a British businessman, crisis managers and Life Peer of the Conservative Party.
Career
James had a diverse career in the City of London. From 1959 to 1964 he was with Lloyds Bank. He was managing director of various companies, often as a crisis manager in case of imminent insolvency: In 1973, he went to Cork Gulley to Cedar Holdings save; He was appointed CEO of Eagle Trust, 1989; other positions were at British Shoe Corporation, LEP group, Dan - Air, North Sea Assets and Central & Sheerwood. During his time at Eagle Trust he exposed the project Babylon affair. During a visit in 1990 at the Eagle belonging to Walter Somers factory in Halesowen pipes fell on him, which seemed to be part of a huge cannon. He informed MI6 and brought them thus .. on a first track
2000 James was appointed managing director of the ailing Millennium Dome project, a very demanding position, and he managed to save the attraction before the financial collapse. In 2005 he applied for the rescue of the ailing carmaker MG Rover.
Prior to the British general election, 2005 James completed a study for the Conservatives, showed the savings of £ 35 billion in the government sector. The numbers were used by the party leader Michael Howard intensive. After the election defeat appointed Howard and the shadow chancellor, George Osborne, the head of a conservative " watchdog " to monitor to what extent Labour in the third term of fulfilling its promise to save. He expressed his concerns clear to the financial management of the Summer Olympic Games 2012 London.
In April 2006 it was announced that James be appointed for life peer for the Conservative Party On June 9, he was raised as Baron James of Blackheath for Life Peer.
In November 2010, Lord James was in the House of Lords announced that he had " mega -rich " by a secret organization had been contacted, the James Foundation named X only, and allegedly wanted to make billions of pounds of interest free of the UK Government.
He also works as a consultant for Cerberus Capital Management.
Lord James is married, his wife is from Leeds; they have no children. He is interested in music and cricket. He is president of the British racehorses clubs.