Nick Anstee

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Nicholas John Anstee (born 27 May 1958, Gloucestershire) was the 682nd Lord Mayor of the City of London, from 2009 to 2010. He serves as Alderman for the Ward of Aldersgate having previously been its representative in the City since his election as a Common Councilman in 1987.

Early life

Alderman Anstee was born in Moreton-in-Marsh, Gloucestershire, the son of Wing Commander Peter Anstee by his wife Ann Price. He attended Stamford School in Lincolnshire, before attending INSEAD at Fontainebleau and then Staffordshire University.

Career

Having qualified as a chartered accountant in 1982, Anstee worked for a number of clearing banks before becoming a partner in Arthur Andersen. He then moved to Deloitte and Touche. Anstee is now a senior director of the international law firm SJ Berwin.

Sheriff of the City of London 2003-04, he became Lord Mayor of London for 2009-10, when Alderman Anstee was also ex-officio Chancellor of City University London.

In 2010, he received a Doctor of Science honoris causa from City University London. Uniquely in modern times, he refused any national honour upon his retirement as Lord Mayor.

Personal life

Anstee married Claire Cooper in 1983. They have three daughters (born March 1985, July 1987 and January 1993), who attended the City of London School for Girls.

Nick Anstee was brought up in the UK, Cyprus, and the United States of America, was educated at Stamford School and INSEAD, the international business school in Fontainebleau, and qualified as a Chartered Accountant in 1982. Through a series of mergers he joined the global professional services firm Arthur Andersen in 1994, becoming a Partner in its Corporate Finance practice and responsible for the development of its Private Equity activity in the UK.

After initially specialising in corporate turnaround he has spent the majority of his career advising domestic and global companies on IPOs, mergers and acquisitions and private equity transactions, in both Europe and North America. In 1995, he was seconded to the Department of Transport advising on its privatisation programme.

Nick was elected Alderman for the Ward of Aldersgate in 1996 having represented that ward as a Common Councilman since 1987. He has served on many of the City of London Corporation’s key committees, including three years as a Chairman. He is on the Court of the Butchers’ Company, an Honorary Liveryman of the Plaisterers’ Company and served as Sheriff of the City of London in 2003/04.

In addition to service on the Boards of the City of London School for Girls and The Sir John Cass Foundation Primary School, his voluntary work includes being a director of the London Marathon, supporting a number of charities, including Wellchild and Chance to Shine, whilst working with the Children’s Commissioners and the BBC in the development of National Children and Young People’s Week.