David Sydney Rowe-Beddoe, Baron Rowe-Beddoe, (born 19 December 1937) is a

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businessman, a

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and a

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member of the

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, and was chairman of

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until November 2016.

Early life

David Rowe-Beddoe is the son of Sydney Rowe Beddoe and Gwendolan Evans. Rowe-Beddoe's early education was at

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near

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where he won the Victor Ludorum in 1951. He attended Stowe School at

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, and

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. In 1964, Rowe-Beddoe married Malinda Collison, and the union produced three daughters. The couple were divorced in 1982. He remarried in 1984, to Madeleine Harrison.

Career

Rowe-Beddoe's career in business began at

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in 1961; and he rose to the position of Chief Executive from 1971 through 1976. At

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, he was president, Latin America, Europe, Middle East and Africa from 1976 through 1981. He also served as president, Morgan Stanley-GFTA Ltd from 1983 through 1991. Rowe-Beddoe was known as a Monaco-based businessman and a Tory party fund-raiser when an opportunity arose for him to be appointed to a Welsh

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; and that opportunity led to others. Rowe-Beddoe was appointed chairman of the

(

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) in July 1993; and the term of this appointment was nine years. In part because of his WDA service, he was invested as a

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in 2000. In 2001, Sir David Rowe-Beddoe was appointed the Chairman of the

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; and he remains in this post today. In 2004, Sir David Rowe-Beddoe was appointed president of the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama having previously been a governor and chairman of the board. In 2005, he received the Beacon Prize for Wales for his contribution to the economic and social development of Wales. Beacon Prize for Wales 2004
Beacon Fellowship On 15 June 2006, he was created a

as Baron Rowe-Beddoe, of Kilgetty in the County of Dyfed. In April 2007, Lord Rowe-Beddoe was created Pro-Chancellor of the

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. Lord Rowe-Beddoe is a former Deputy Chair of the

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who held responsibility for the governance of the

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. An Anglican, Lord Rowe-Beddoe was chairman of the

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from 2002 to 2012.

Honours

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, Honorary fellow, 1999. *

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, Honorary degree (DScEcon), 2004. * Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Neck Ribbon, 2008.Embassy of Japan in the U.K.
"Japanese Government honors Lord David Sydney Rowe-Beddoe,"
18 December 2008. * University of Glamorgan, Honorary Doctor * University of Aberystwith, Honorary fellow * UWIC, Honorary fellow * UWCN, Honorary fellow * Deputy Lieutenant, Gwent

Arms

Notes

References

* Hill, Stephen, Brian Morgan and David Rowe-Beddoe. (1998)
''Inward Investment, Business Finance and Regional Development,''
Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire: Macmillan.
OCLC 39861489
* Jones, Bill
''Political Issues in Britain Today.''
Manchester:

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.
OCLC 41017782
{{DEFAULTSORT:Rowe-Beddoe People's peers People associated with the Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama Living people 1937 births Alumni of St John's College, Cambridge People educated at The Cathedral School, Llandaff Deputy Lieutenants of Gwent Knights Bachelor Recipients of the Order of the Rising Sun, 3rd class British expatriates in Monaco Crossbench life peers Life peers created by Elizabeth II