Background
MORSE, Christopher Jeremy was born on December 10, 1928 in London. Son of late Francis J. and Kinbarra (nee Armfield-Marrow) Morse.
MORSE, Christopher Jeremy was born on December 10, 1928 in London. Son of late Francis J. and Kinbarra (nee Armfield-Marrow) Morse.
Graduate, University Oxford, England, 1953.
Director 1964; Director Legal and General Assurance Society Ltd. 1963-1964, since 1975. Executive Director Bank of England 1965-1972.
Alternate Governor International Monetary Fund 1966-1972. Chair, of Deputies of "Committee of Twenty", International Monetary Fund 1972-1974. Deputy Chairman Lloyds Bank Ltd.
1975-1977, Chairman since 1977. Chairman Lloyds Merchant Bank Holdings 1985-1988. Chairman Committee of London Clearing Bankers 1980-1982.
Chairman City Communications Centre 1985-1987. President Institute Institute d’Etudes Bancaires 1982-1983, British Bankers Association since 1984, Institute Monetary Conference 1985-1986. Fellow, All Souls College, Oxford 1953-1968.
Fellow, Winchester College 1966-1983, Warden 1987. Chairman City Arts Trust 1977-1979, Per Jacobsson Foundation since 1987. Chancellor Bristol University.
President British Bankers' Association since 1984, Banking Federation the European Community since 1988. Deputy Chairman Business in the Community. Director (non-exec.) ICI September since 1981.
Legal and General Assurance Society Ltd. Honorary D.Litt (City) 1977, Honorary Doctor of Science (Aston) 1984, Honorary Doctor of Laws (Bristol) 1989.
Chairman trustees Beit Memorial Fellowhips for Medical Research, since 1976. Chairman City Arts Trust, 1976-1979. FIDE International Judge for chess compositions, since 1975.
Deputy chairman Business in the Community. Served with British military, 1948-1949. Member British Overseas Bankers' Club (president 1983-1984), London Forex Association (president since 1978), British Chess Problem Southern (president 1977-1979).
Clubs: Athenaeum.
Poetry, problems and puzzles, coarse gardening, golf.
Married Belinda Marianne Mills, 1955. 5 children.
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