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Vanni Treves

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Vanni Emanuele Treves CBE (1940 – 10 November 2019) was a British business executive. He was Chairman of Channel 4 (1998–2003), a senior partner of City law firm Macfarlanes, and Chairman (2001–2009) of Equitable Life.

Biography

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Treves was born in Florence, Italy in 1940.[1] His father was killed during the Second World War in 1944 and his mother remarried, after which the family relocated to Swiss Cottage in London. He won a scholarship to the independent St Paul's School, London, before attending the University of Oxford to study jurisprudence. Treves later completed a Fulbright scholarship in the United States at the University of Illinois. He relinquished his dual Italian-British nationality at the age of 36 when he realised that it made him eligible for national service in the Italian Army.[2]

Following his graduation from Oxford, Treves joined Macfarlanes in 1963 and went on to become a specialist in corporate governance. It was this that led to his appointment as a non-executive director of Saatchi & Saatchi in 1987. During the 1990s he went on to develop a career, as Philip Inman puts it, as a "serial chairman." In 2001 he took up the chairmanship of Equitable Life, determined to resolve its troubles.[2]

Personal life

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Treves was married with two sons and a daughter.[2] He was a donor to the Labour Party.[3]

Distinctions

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Publications

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  • Treves, Vanni (April 2013). What life after retirement from the law?. The Times.

References

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  1. ^ "Vanni Treves: the barrister manqué at Korn/Ferry". Martin Waller. The Times. 30 August 2008. Archived from the original on 18 September 2008. Retrieved 21 September 2008.
  2. ^ a b c "Corporate charmer coaxing cash for children's charity". Philip Inman. The Guardian. 9 May 2008. Retrieved 21 September 2008.
  3. ^ "Equitable boss shown to be New Labour donor". The Lawyer. 7 May 2001. Archived from the original on 16 February 2019. Retrieved 5 September 2022.
  4. ^ "No. 60009". The London Gazette (Supplement). 31 December 2011. p. 8.
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Preceded by Chairman of Channel 4
January 1998 – December 2003
Succeeded by