Career
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. He was chairman of the Public Works Loan Board, which is responsible for infrastructure project loans worth billions of pounds.
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 Her Majesty Revenue and Customs. Positions that Caplin has previously held include:
Chairman of William Clowes Limited.
Board of the Medical Research Council
Chair of North West London Hospitals National Health Service Trust until January 2013
Chair of Ealing Hospital National Health Service 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 Limited
President of Pacific Telesis
Chief Executive of First City Great Britain
Chief Executive of Hunterprint plc
Non-Executive Chairman of Urban Wimax Limited
Chairman of Era plc
Chairman of ANT Limited from October 20002
Non-executive Chairman of G.S.Technologies Limited
Board of Norprint Limited
Board of Coppice Allupack Limited
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 Limited
Director on the Advisory Panel of Inflexion Private Equity Partners Limited Liability Partnership
Chairman of the European Electronic Messaging Association
Non-Executive Director of Vaccinogen Incorporated
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 Limited
Director of 2020Me Holdings Limited
Director of IEQ plc
Director of Bibliotech Holdings plc
Director of Computer Monitoring Services Limited 1984.