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The Worshipful Company of Carmen CART MARKING 2019 GUILDHALL YARD, CITY OF LONDON WEDNESDAY 17TH JULY, 2019 A WORD FROM THE MASTER Welcome to Cart Marking! It is with great pleasure that I welcome The Rt Hon The Lord Mayor Alderman Peter Estlin, The Lady Mayoress Lindy Estlin, Sheriff Vincent Keaveney and Mrs Amanda Keaveney and Sheriff Liz Green and Mr Peter Green. I also welcome some of my fellow Livery Masters, their partners, Livery Clerks, our Liverymen, Freemen and Apprentices and all other guests and visitors to Cart Marking this year. I’ve been looking forward to saying that for nine years, ever since I first had involvement with the event in 2010 when, in my first year as a Court Assistant, the then Cart Marking Chairman, Commander Bawtree, press ganged me naval style into helping out. The following year he gave me the news that I would be taking over from him as Chairman of the Cart Marking panel and the rest is history. Talk about being keelhauled! My four years in that role and the seven years involvement in total have given me insights into all aspects of the event so when I thank the Cart Marking panel for everything they’ve done this year, I really mean it! In spite of yet more bureaucratic and financial hurdles put in their way, they’ll deliver another spectacular show. Well done Assistant Richard Buswell and the panel. This pageant would not exist if it wasn’t for the enthusiastic vehicle owners and drivers to whom we owe our thanks and appreciation. The increasing scope of congestion charging, Low Emission Zones and Ultra Low Emission Zones make their generous input into this event more challenging each year. In my nine months as Master, Cart Marking must be the event most raised in discussions with other Masters. That said, even recently, when I explain its history, what we do and why we continue the tradition today, many are still unaware or have little idea what it’s all about. However, Guildhall Yard is only so big and can only take so much weight so perhaps our little secret is best kept that way? So perhaps it’s NOT Good to Talk? Enjoy your day with the Carmen and tell everyone about it - yes, It’s Good To Talk! Stephen Britt Master Carman 2 CART MARKING WEDNESDAY 17TH JULY, 2019 CART MARKING WEDNESDAY 17TH JULY, 2019 3 Born in Dulwich, London, Simon Junior Warden for the Worshipful was educated in the Cotswolds Company of Carmen Peter before training to be a Merchant Cordrey was educated at Navy Radio Officer. Never getting Wellingborough School. A Fellow KEY OFFICIALS to sea, he started his career as of the Chartered Management an electronics engineer before Institute (FCMI), he is a chartered relocating to Luxembourg as accountant (FCA) and completed a currency broker. Simon then a MSc in Business Administration moved into financial technology at City University. He began his FOR CART MARKING 2019 where he has remained for career with accountants Horwath almost 25 years. Holding Clark Whitehill, then joined the operational and commercial corporate finance department roles, he has been based in and started the commercial Col Simon Bennett TD VR Luxembourg, Hong Kong and Peter Cordrey banking of Singer & Friedlander across the USA. Ltd (a London Merchant Bank) Educated at Southend College of Technology, Stephen graduated Senior Warden Junior Warden where he acquired and started from Thames Polytechnic (now Greenwich University) with an Simon joined the Territorial Army new financial subsidiaries and honours degree in Mechanical Engineering. He embarked on a career and was commissioned into the developed them into the most in engineering, joining the family warehousing and distribution Royal Corps of Transport. He has commanded in all ranks including profitable part of the Group, serving as Head of Banking and Deputy business after five years. operational tours to the Balkans and Iraq and served as the Assistant Chief Executive of the parent company. As a financial consultant and Commander of the Army’s Vanguard Brigade which commands the In 1987 Stephen and his late father Eric formed Anchor Storage Ltd investor, he served as principal shareholder and Chairman of a private Army’s logistic enabling capabilities. A Colonel, he is currently serving which he now runs with his wife Linda. Anchor Storage provides bank, Hampshire Trust Plc, as well as non-executive Chairman of as the Assistant Head, Personnel Strategy at the Army Headquarters the full range of logistics services, primarily to importers through Potential Finance Group Plc, and of London Scottish Bank Plc, also as a in Andover. Felixstowe but also to a few local businesses. Over the last decade non-executive Director of a hedge fund, First Private Equity Plc. Anchor has moved away from general warehousing and now Simon is a director of a local housing organisation and a trustee of specialises in internet fulfilment and 3PL (Third Party Logistics). two charities. Both charities are focused on helping Armed Forces A past director of Benchmark Group Plc (a leading London quoted veterans deal with the issues and challenges they may face following commercial property company) he was an advisor to Pathway - In October 1973, Stephen was apprenticed to his father in the operational service and when transitioning to civilian life. He is an European Commercial Property Web Portal - and a consultant to Worshipful Company of Carmen where he became a Liveryman in instructor and Treasurer for an Advanced Driving group, working with leading firms of European commercial real estate agents, advising 1982. In 2009 he followed in his father’s footsteps and was voted onto the local police and council to promote advanced driving to 17 – 25 Jones Lang Wootton and Lasalle on their merger. He is a Livery the Court of Assistants where he served for four years as Chairman of year olds. This has been a great success with the police saying that member of the Worshipful Company of International Bankers. the Cart Marking panel. In July 2016, Stephen was elected as Junior this programme has had a positive impact in reducing accidents Currently, Peter is the owner of Calverton Finance Ltd, a finance Warden, progressing to Senior Warden and then installed as Master involving young drivers. company based in Milton Keynes. Carman in October 2018. Married to Louise, they have two teenagers, James and Katie, both of Married to Carol with two daughters, he drove in the Peking to Paris Outside of business he is a non-executive Director of the Suffolk whom are keen horse people. When not being deputy groom, Simon Motor Challenge, a true endurance rally following in the wheeltracks Chamber of Commerce & Shipping Board, a past Fellow and past is a trencherman and keen on flying, gliding and country pursuits. of the original 1907 pioneers, winning the cup for “Against all Odds”. Presiding Fellow of Suffolk New College in Ipswich and also a former Stephen Britt Treasurer, Chairman and President of Central Suffolk & North Ipswich Master Carman Conservatives. When not involved with work, Chamber or Livery Born in Sunderland, Walter Paul Double has been business Stephen enjoys golf, walking, sailing, good food, fine wine joined the British Army in 1977, Remembrancer of the City but most of all, great company! enlisting with the Military Survey, of London since 2003. The Royal Engineers. Following Office was created in 1571 his basic training the country as the official channel of Educated at King Edward’s Witley and Bristol University, Peter Estlin was plunged into the 1977 communication between the trained as a Chartered Accountant, becoming a partner with Coopers Firefighters’ National Strike, and City, the Royal Households, & Lybrand in 1993 and is currently a Senior Advisor to Barclays plc. Walter then spent three months Parliament and the London The majority of his career has been spent in Banking, initially as attending fires in a Green Diplomatic Corps. Chief Financial Officer (CFO) for Salomon Brothers Asia, then CFO for Goddess fire engine. Citigroup’s Investment and Corporate Banking divisions in New York and In the contemporary context, He passed his HGV driving test London. He joined Barclays in 2008 as Group Financial Controller and this means day to day in January 1978 before has been CFO of the Retail & Business Banking and Non-Core divisions examination of Parliamentary Walter Gill joining his first official unit (14 Paul Double as well as Acting Group CFO. business, regular liaison with Clerk, Worshipful Independent Topographic Remembrancer of the the Select Committees of both Peter’s non-executive appointments include HM Treasury (NED Audit Company of Carmen Squadron, Royal Engineers) City of London Houses and contact with officials Committee - 2015 to date), London Fairness Commission (Commissioner based in Düsseldorf, Germany. in Government departments - 2015 to date), Morden College (Trustee - 2015 to date), Bridewell Royal Walter served his entire Army career with Military Survey, completing dealing with Parliamentary Bills. Hospital, a foundation for disadvantaged children (Chairman - 2006 to three tours of Germany, one tour of Cyprus, two UK tours, an The Remembrancer is one of the City’s four Law Officers and the date; Governor - 1993 to date) and British Airways International Advisory operational tour of Bosnia and a three year tour of Italy with HQ Board (Chairman - 2007 to 2015). Office is responsible for the maintenance and protection of the AFSOUTH as the UK’s Geographic Officer. City’s constitution. He is the City’s Parliamentary Agent and the Peter was elected an Alderman of the City of London in 2013 and Walter left the Army in July 2000, having served a total of 23 years and Parliamentary Agent for the Honourable the Irish Society, and the elected Sheriff for the City of London for the year 2016/17.