Ian Hay Davison

Accountant, chairman, executive and bell ringer

Employers
  • Tansley Witt
  • Arthur Andersen
  • Department of Trade and Industry
  • Lloyd's of London
  • Accounting Standards Committee
  • Newspaper Publishing
  • Storehouse

Ian Frederic Hay Davison CBE (1931–2022) was an accountant, chairman, executive and bell ringer.[1] He was the chief executive of Lloyd's of London from 1982 and helped to reform the insurer.[1]

In 1988, he led a report on the management and operations of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, following its closure during the Black Monday crash of 1987. Defects were found and reforms recommended.[2]

In 1998, the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales recognised him with the Founding Societies’ Centenary Award for his outstanding contributions.[3]

He campaigned to reopen Templecombe railway station and became an enthusiastic bell ringer.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Ian Hay Davison", The Times, p. 82, 15 October 2022
  2. ^ Peter Norman (2011), The Risk Controllers : Central Counterparty Clearing in Globalised Financial Markets, Wiley, p. 170, ISBN 9781119977940
  3. ^ John Stokdyk (19 March 1998), "Profile - The fixer", Accountancy Age


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