Margaret Adela Miriam Carver CBE DL (née Hall; born 10 July 1964) is an English businesswoman. She is currently Chair of The Licoricia of Winchester Appeal and was recently Deputy Chairman of Ofcom where she was interim Chair January 2021 and April 2022, and Chair of the Content Board.[1] She was the first woman Chairman of ITN,[2] leading horseracing organisation the RCA, and the British Board of Film Classification.
Maggie Carver | |
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| Born | Margaret Adela Miriam Hall 10 July 1964 Sutton-on-Hull |
| Nationality | British |
| Spouse | William Carver |
| Children | Siena, Rachel |
| Residence | Hampshire |
| Alma mater | St Edmund Hall, Oxford |
| Profession | Businesswoman |
Early life
editCarver was born in Sutton-on-Hull, Yorkshire and brought up in Beverley, where she attended Beverley High School. Her father is Dr Ivan Hall, an architectural historian[3] and expert[4] on the architect John Carr of York. Her mother, Elisabeth Hall, came from a distinguished [5] [6] [7] [8] Hamburg family and emigrated to the UK in 1938. She attended St Edmund Hall, Oxford, where she received a MA in Biochemistry.[9][10][11] Her principal interests at school and university were music and sport. At school she gained a county scholarship to study the flute with David Butt, principal flute at the BBC Symphony Orchestra. She played in several youth orchestras including the National Youth Wind Orchestra (principal flute), the Anglo-German Youth Orchestra and the Oxford University Orchestra. In 1986 she studied the flute at the Paris Conservatoire Superieure de Musique, and subsequently gained an ARCM from the Royal College of Music in that instrument. She set up a professional wind quintet “Heirs and Graces”. She was a keen sportswoman, representing her school, county and Oxford University. While at school she trained with Olympic long-jumper, Sue Hearnshaw at the Hull Spartan Athletics Club.
Career
editAfter leaving St Edmund Hall, on the advice of her mentor, Lord Moser, Carver began working for SG Warburg, firstly in the Banking Division, then as an analyst at SG Warburg Securities in Tokyo, and subsequently in Corporate Finance. After leaving SG Warburg, she worked for Clive Hollick, Baron Hollick, Chief Executive of MAI plc (now UBM plc) in corporate affairs, during which time she helped establish and was on the executive board of Meridian Television, and joined the boards of Satellite Information Services (SIS), and Avenir Havas Media SA. She then worked as CEO of Three on Four Ltd, a company producing sports and music outside broadcasting including Sky football and Channel 4 Racing.[12] Since then she has served as a non-executive director on the boards of Sporting Index (Holdings) plc, Link Licensing Limited, Channel Five, SDN Limited, RDF Media Group plc, British Waterways,[13] the Eden Project,[14] Services Sound and Vision Corporation and the Horserace Betting Levy Board,[15][16] and the British Horseracing Authority.[17] Between 2006 and 2017 she was joint owner and director of Carver Care and Mobility, an online and retail mobility specialist. She has served as Chairman of the British Board of Film Classification (BBFC)[18][19] Racetech,[20] ITN[21] and the RCA.[22]
Carver was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2021 New Year Honours for services to sport and the media sector[23] a Deputy Lieutenant of Hampshire (DL) in September 2022,[24] and an Honorary Fellow of Winchester University in October 2024.
Other appointments
editCarver is a Pro-Chancellor of Winchester University.[25] She has served on the Advisory Council of the Rehearsal Orchestra, and governor of the Colville Nursery School in North Kensington. She is an honorary member of Vincent's Club, Oxford.
Family
editMarried to William Carver, whom she met at St Edmund Hall, Oxford, she has two children.
References
edit- ^ Gov.UK https://gov.uk/government/news/deputy-chair-and-audit-and-risk-board-member-appointed-to-ofcom retrieved 15 October 2018
- ^ http://www.itn.co.uk/press-releases/itn-announces-new-chairman/ ITN Retrieved 17 January 2018
- ^ Yorkshire Evening Post https://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/news/council-builds-a-case-for-saving-carr-house-1-2196209
- ^ Hall, Ivan (2013). John Carr of York A Pictorial Survey. Wakefield England: Rickaro Books. ISBN 9780954643959.
- ^ Hans Liebeschuetz
- ^ Plaut family p.17 http://www.avotaynu.com/books/PlautIndex.pdf
- ^ Rahel Plaut
- ^ Hugo Carl Plaut
- ^ "Teddy Hall Equality Week 2016 | St Edmund Hall". www.seh.ox.ac.uk. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
- ^ "Celebrating 3000 Women at St Edmund Hall | St Edmund Hall". www.seh.ox.ac.uk. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
- ^ "Log In or Sign Up to View". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
- ^ https://www.brookes.ac.uk/services/hr/cdprp/women_leadership/biographies/maggie-carver.html Oxford Brookes University. 17 January 2018
- ^ British Waterways Board minutes http://www.britishwaterways.co.uk/media/documents/meetings/board-papers/Draft-BW-Board-Minutes-19-05-11-for-publication.pdf
- ^ Companies House https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/officers/Le6REqkroEptkyK7U_utRqFygUw/appointments
- ^ Barber, Bill (31 October 2016). "Levy scheme sent for determination". Racing Post. Retrieved 17 January 2018.
- ^ Barber, Bill (8 January 2018). "Levy reforms latest: Sir Hugh Robertson named Racing Authority chairman". Racing Post. Retrieved 17 January 2018.
- ^ Authority, The British Horseracing. "BHA aims to strengthen collaboration with the racing industry on its Board". The British Horseracing Authority. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
- ^ http://www.ukwhoswho.com/search?btog=chap&q0=margaret+carver Who's Who Retrieved 17 January 2018
- ^ "Who we are | British Board of Film Classification". www.bbfc.co.uk. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
- ^ "Heritage". Retrieved 28 October 2019.
- ^ "ITN announces new Chairman". ITN. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
- ^ "Maggie Carver's term as RCA Chairman extended – Racecourse Association". racecourseassociation.co.uk. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
- ^ "No. 63218". The London Gazette (Supplement). 31 December 2020. p. N8.
- ^ "Deputy Lieutenant Commissions". The Gazette. 2 September 2022. Retrieved 13 September 2022.
- ^ Winchester University. "Meet our new Pro-Chancellors". Media articles University of Winchester. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
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