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Sir Andrew Thomas Cahn, KCMG (born 1 April 1951) is chair of the board of governors of Birkbeck, University of London,^[1] and a former senior civil servant.^[2]

Career

In January 2011, Cahn stepped down after five years in charge of UK Trade & Investment, the government department that promotes exports and attracts foreign direct investment. Prime Minister, David Cameron, said: "Andrew has been a wonderful chief executive of UK Trade & Investment and a fantastic ambassador for the UK. He has been central to the Government’s efforts to make Britain an attractive place to invest and to sell Britain to the world."

After stepping down, Cahn took on a number of non-executive directorships, including Nomura Group, Lloyd's of London and Huawei^[3] and pro-bono roles including WWF^[4] and the Institute for Government.

Career summary:

2015–2020 Non-executive director, Huawei Technologies (UK) and Chair of the Audit and Risk Committees
2012–2018 Non-executive director, Nomura International plc
2012–2019 Non-executive director, General Dynamics UK
2011–2014 chairman Huawei Technologies UK advisory board
2011–2012 vice-chairman (Public Policy), Nomura Group
2011–2019 Franchise Board of Lloyd's of London
2006 – 2011 chief executive officer, UK Trade & Investment
2000 – 2006 Director of Government and Industry Affairs, British Airways
1997 – 2000 Chef de Cabinet (Chief of Staff) to Neil Kinnock, Vice-President of the European Commission
1995 – 1997 Deputy Head of European Secretariat, Cabinet Office
1992 – 1995 Principal Private Secretary to the Rt. Hon. William Waldegrave MP, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and subsequently Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food
1988 – 1992 Head of Research Policy, Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food
1984 – 1988 Member of the Cabinet of Lord Cockfield, Vice-President of the European Commission and Commissioner for the Single Market.
1982 – 1984 First Secretary, United Kingdom Representation to the European Communities
1979 – 1982 Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food
1978 – 1979 Private Secretary to the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food
1977 – 1978 UK Representation to the European Economic Community
1973 – 1977 Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food

Personal life/family

Cahn is the son of one of the founders of Materials Science, Robert W. Cahn FRS. He was educated at Bedales School and then Trinity College, Cambridge (BA 1st class Hons).

He is married to Virginia Beardshaw, who was Chief Executive of I Can, the children's communications charity; they have one daughter, and two sons.

Affiliations

Cahn was a trustee of the Gatsby Charitable Foundation^[5] from 1996 to 2023 and is a governor and member of the Executive Committee of the Institute for Government.^[6]

He was previously a trustee of the Arvon Foundation, a member of the Government's Financial Services Trade and Investment Board, Board member of CityUK, Chair of the City of London's International Trade and Investment Group, a member of the Advisory Council of the Rector of the University of the Arts, is an Association Member of BUPA and was a member of the Governing Board of Business for New Europe. He has also served as trustee of the Royal Botanic Gardens Kew, where he was Chairman of their Audit Committee, and of Japan Society. Cahn was chair of WWF (UK), a member of the global Board of WWF and Chair of the Audit Committee from April 2014 -June 2020.^[7]

He was also formerly a non-executive director at Cadbury Ltd and a Governor of Bedales School.^{[citation needed]}

Honours

Already a Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George (CMG), Cahn was elevated to Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George (KCMG) in the 2009 New Year Honours.^[8]

Controversy

Cahn encountered controversy in January 2011, when an internal email he had sent saying the FCO wished to find ways to spend up to its 2010/11 budget ceiling, was leaked to the Daily Mail. In the email, Cahn said: "The FCO is heading for an underspend and wants to get money out of the door."^[9]

Footnotes

^ "Birkbeck appoints Sir Andrew Cahn as Chair of Governors".
^ "Sir Andrew Cahn, KCMG". Debrett's People of Today. Retrieved 2 February 2013.
^ Huawei appoints three non-executive directors to UK board
^ New Chair of our Board of Trustees, wwf.org.uk. Accessed 29 October 2022.
^ "Key People | Gatsby".
^ "StackPath".
^ "WWF appoints Tesco's Dave Lewis as Chair of the Board of Trustees".
^ "No. 58929". The London Gazette (Supplement). 31 December 2008. p. 2.
^ "Department chief's dilemma: how best to spend a spare £1m?". The Guardian. 6 January 2011. Archived from the original on 29 September 2018.

[1] "Birkbeck appoints Sir Andrew Cahn as Chair of Governors".

[2] "Sir Andrew Cahn, KCMG". Debrett's People of Today. Retrieved 2 February 2013.

[3] Huawei appoints three non-executive directors to UK board

[4] New Chair of our Board of Trustees, wwf.org.uk. Accessed 29 October 2022.

[5] "Key People | Gatsby".

[6] "StackPath".

[7] "WWF appoints Tesco's Dave Lewis as Chair of the Board of Trustees".

[8] "No. 58929". The London Gazette (Supplement). 31 December 2008. p. 2.

[9] "Department chief's dilemma: how best to spend a spare £1m?". The Guardian. 6 January 2011. Archived from the original on 29 September 2018.

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 {{BLP sources|date=February 2013}}
 [[File:Andrew Cahn World Economic Forum 2013.jpg|thumb|upright|Cahn at the [[World Economic Forum]] Annual Meeting in 2013]]
-'''Sir Andrew Thomas Cahn''', [[Order of St Michael and St George|KCMG]] (born 1 April 1951) is a non-executive director of [[Nomura Group|Nomura]], chair of the board of governors of [[Birkbeck, University of London]]<ref>http://www.bbk.ac.uk/news/birkbeck-appoints-sir-andrew-cahn-as-chair-of-governors#:~:text=Sir%20Andrew%20Cahn%20has%20been%20appointed%20as%20the,served%20three%20terms%20%28the%20maximum%20allowed%29%2C%20steps%20down.</ref>, and a former senior civil servant.<ref>{{cite web|title=Sir Andrew Cahn, KCMG|url=http://www.debretts.com/people/biographies/browse/c/1182/Andrew+Thomas.aspx|work=[[Debrett's People of Today]]|accessdate=2 February 2013}}</ref>
+'''Sir Andrew Thomas Cahn''', [[Order of St Michael and St George|KCMG]] (born 1 April 1951) is chair of the board of governors of [[Birkbeck, University of London]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bbk.ac.uk/news/birkbeck-appoints-sir-andrew-cahn-as-chair-of-governors#:~:text=Sir%20Andrew%20Cahn%20has%20been%20appointed%20as%20the,served%20three%20terms%20%28the%20maximum%20allowed%29%2C%20steps%20down.|title=Birkbeck appoints Sir Andrew Cahn as Chair of Governors}}</ref> and a former senior civil servant.<ref>{{cite web|title=Sir Andrew Cahn, KCMG|url=http://www.debretts.com/people/biographies/browse/c/1182/Andrew+Thomas.aspx|work=[[Debrett's People of Today]]|accessdate=2 February 2013}}</ref>
 ==Career==
-In January 2011, Sir Andrew Cahn stepped down after five years in charge of [[UK Trade & Investment]], the government department that promotes exports and attracts foreign direct investment. Prime Minister, [[David Cameron]], said: "Andrew has been a wonderful chief executive of UK Trade & Investment and a fantastic ambassador for the UK. He has been central to the Government’s efforts to make Britain an attractive place to invest and to sell Britain to the world." After stepping down, Cahn took on a number of non-executive directorships, including [[Nomura Group]], [[Lloyd's of London]] and [[Huawei Technologies|Huawei]]<ref>[http://www.mobilenewscwp.co.uk/2015/02/16/huawei-appoints-three-non-executive-directors-to-its-uk-board/ Huawei appoints three non-executive directors to UK board]</ref> and pro-bono roles including [[World Wide Fund for Nature|WWF]]<ref>[http://www.wwf.org.uk/wwf_articles.cfm?unewsid=7098 New Chair of our Board of Trustees]</ref> and the [[Institute for Government]].
+In January 2011, Cahn stepped down after five years in charge of [[UK Trade & Investment]], the government department that promotes exports and attracts foreign direct investment. Prime Minister, [[David Cameron]], said: "Andrew has been a wonderful chief executive of UK Trade & Investment and a fantastic ambassador for the UK. He has been central to the Government’s efforts to make Britain an attractive place to invest and to sell Britain to the world."
+After stepping down, Cahn took on a number of non-executive directorships, including [[Nomura Group]], [[Lloyd's of London]] and [[Huawei Technologies|Huawei]]<ref>[http://www.mobilenewscwp.co.uk/2015/02/16/huawei-appoints-three-non-executive-directors-to-its-uk-board/ Huawei appoints three non-executive directors to UK board]</ref> and pro-bono roles including [[World Wide Fund for Nature|WWF]]<ref>[http://www.wwf.org.uk/wwf_articles.cfm?unewsid=7098 New Chair of our Board of Trustees], wwf.org.uk. Accessed 29 October 2022.</ref> and the [[Institute for Government]].
 Career summary:
-*2015–Present Non-executive director, [[Huawei Technologies]] (UK) and Chair of the Audit and Risk Committees
+*2015–2020 Non-executive director, [[Huawei Technologies]] (UK) and Chair of the Audit and Risk Committees
 *2012–2018 Non-executive director, [[Nomura Group|Nomura International plc]]
 *2012–2019 Non-executive director, [http://www.generaldynamics.uk.com/ General Dynamics UK]
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 ==Affiliations==
- Cahn is a trustee of the [[Gatsby Charitable Foundation]]<ref>https://www.gatsby.org.uk/about-gatsby/key-people</ref> and a governor and member of the Executive Committee of the [[Institute for Government]]. He was previously a trustee of the [[Arvon Foundation]], a member of the Government's Financial Services Trade and Investment Board, Board member of CityUK, Chair of the City of London's International Trade and Investment Group, a member of the Advisory Council of the Rector of the [[University of the Arts London|University of the Arts]], an Association Member of [[BUPA]] and a member of the Governing Board of [[Business for New Europe]]. He has also served as trustee of the [[Royal Botanic Gardens Kew]], where he was Chairman of their Audit Committee, and of [[Japan Society of the UK|Japan Society]]. Cahn was chair of [[World Wide Fund for Nature|WWF (UK)]], a member of the global Board of WWF and Chair of the Audit Committee from April 2014 -June 2020<ref>https://www.wwf.org.uk/press-release/wwf-appoints-tescos-dave-lewis-chair-board-trustees</ref>. He was also formerly a non-executive director at Cadbury Ltd and a Governor of [[Bedales School]].
+Cahn was a trustee of the [[Gatsby Charitable Foundation]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.gatsby.org.uk/about-gatsby/key-people|title = Key People &#124; Gatsby}}</ref> from 1996 to 2023 and is a governor and member of the Executive Committee of the [[Institute for Government]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/person/sir-andrew-cahn|title = StackPath}}</ref>
+He was previously a trustee of the [[Arvon Foundation]], a member of the Government's Financial Services Trade and Investment Board, Board member of CityUK, Chair of the City of London's International Trade and Investment Group, a member of the Advisory Council of the Rector of the [[University of the Arts London|University of the Arts]], is an Association Member of [[BUPA]] and was a member of the Governing Board of [[Business for New Europe]]. He has also served as trustee of the [[Royal Botanic Gardens Kew]], where he was Chairman of their Audit Committee, and of [[Japan Society of the UK|Japan Society]]. Cahn was chair of [[World Wide Fund for Nature|WWF (UK)]], a member of the global Board of WWF and Chair of the Audit Committee from April 2014 -June 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.wwf.org.uk/press-release/wwf-appoints-tescos-dave-lewis-chair-board-trustees|title = WWF appoints Tesco's Dave Lewis as Chair of the Board of Trustees}}</ref>
+He was also formerly a non-executive director at Cadbury Ltd and a Governor of [[Bedales School]].{{cn|date=October 2022}}
 ==Honours==
-Already a Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George (CMG), Cahn was appointed [[Order of St Michael and St George|Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George]] (KCMG) in the [[2009 New Year Honours]].<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=58929 |date=31 December 2008 |page=2 |supp=y }}</ref>
+Already a Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George (CMG), Cahn was elevated to [[Order of St Michael and St George|Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George]] (KCMG) in the [[2009 New Year Honours]].<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=58929 |date=31 December 2008 |page=2 |supp=y }}</ref>
 ==Controversy==
-Cahn encountered controversy in January 2011, when an internal email he had sent saying the FCO wished to find ways to spend up to its 2010/11 budget ceiling, was leaked to the Daily Mail. In the email, Cahn said: “The FCO is heading for an underspend and wants to get money out of the door.” <ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2011/jan/06/uk-trade-investment-budget-million Guardian]</ref>
+Cahn encountered controversy in January 2011, when an internal email he had sent saying the FCO wished to find ways to spend up to its 2010/11 budget ceiling, was leaked to the ''[[Daily Mail]]''. In the email, Cahn said: "The FCO is heading for an underspend and wants to get money out of the door."<ref>{{cite web |title=Department chief's dilemma: how best to spend a spare £1m? |date=2011-01-06 |website=[[The Guardian]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180929045721/https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2011/jan/06/uk-trade-investment-budget-million |archive-date=2018-09-29 |url-status=live |url=https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2011/jan/06/uk-trade-investment-budget-million}}</ref>
 ==Footnotes==