Simon Cairns, 6th Earl Cairns
The Right Honourable The Earl Cairns | |
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| Member of the House of Lords | |
Lord Temporal | |
| In office 21 March 1989 – 11 November 1999 | |
| Preceded by | The 5th Earl Cairns |
| Succeeded by | Seat abolished |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Simon Dallas Cairns (1939-05-27) 27 May 1939 (age 84) |
| Political party | Crossbencher |
| Occupation | Businessman, politician, peer |
Simon Dallas Cairns, 6th Earl Cairns, CVO, CBE (born 27 May 1939), styled Viscount Garmoyle between 1946 and 1989, is a British businessman.
Background and education
Cairns is the son of Rear-Admiral David Cairns, 5th Earl Cairns, and Barbara Jeanne Harrison Burgess.[1] He was educated at Ludgrove, Eton and Trinity College, Cambridge.[2][3]
Career
Cairns was Managing Director of S. G. Warburg & Co. between 1979 and 1985, of Mercury Securities plc between 1981 and 1984, Chairman of Voluntary Service Overseas (VSO) between 1981 and 1992, Vice-Chairman of Mercury Securities plc between 1984 and 1986, and a Director of S. G. Warburg & Co. between 1985 and 1995.[3] He succeeded his father in the earldom on 21 March 1989.[4] He was Receiver-General of the Duchy of Cornwall between 1990 and 2000.[3] He was Chief Executive of S. G. Warburg & Co. between 1991 and 1995. He was Chairman of CDC Group plc from 1995.[3]
He was chairman of BAT plc between 1995 and 1998, and was Vice-Chairman of Zurich Allied AG and Zurich Financial Services between 1998 and 2000. He was Chairman of Allied Zurich between 1998 and 2000.[3]
He was appointed Chairman of the African telecommunications company Celtel in October 2007 and was a board member of the charity The Mo Ibrahim Foundation until 2016, alongside Mary Robinson and Kofi Annan.[5]
Honours
He was invested as a Commander, Order of the British Empire (CBE), in 1992. Cairns was invested as a Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (C.V.O.) in 2000.[3]
Family
Lord Cairns married Amanda Mary Heathcoat-Amory, daughter of Maj. Edward Fitzgerald Heathcoat-Amory (a son of Maj. Ludovic Heathcoat-Amory) and Sonia Myrtle Denison, on 4 February 1964.[3] They have three sons:
- Hugh Sebastian Frederick Cairns, Viscount Garmoyle (born 26 March 1965).
- Hon. David Patrick Cairns (born 27 May 1967).
- Hon. Alistair Benedict Cairns (born 16 May 1969).
References
- ^ Charles Mosley, editor, Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes (Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003).
- ^ Barber, Richard (2004). The Story of Ludgrove. Oxford: Guidon Publishing. p. 259. ISBN 0-9543617-2-5.
- ^ a b c d e f g Charles Mosley, Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 107th edition, volume 1, p. 640.
- ^ Charles Mosley, Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 107th edition, volume 1, p. 641.
- ^ "Lord Cairns » Mo Ibrahim Foundation". Archived from the original on 21 August 2010. Retrieved 7 July 2010.
External links
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by the Earl Cairns
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| Preceded by | Earl Cairns 1989–present Member of the House of Lords (1989–1999) | Incumbent Heir apparent: Hugh Cairns, Viscount Garmoyle |
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