Sir Geoffrey Michael Montgomery Wakeford OBE (born 10 December 1937) is a retired English barrister and the Clerk of the Worshipful Company of Mercers for 27 years.
Career
In addition to being a barrister and Clerk to the Mercers he has been a governor of the London Film School since 1985.
The Worshipful Company of Mercers is London's premier livery company, with easily the largest property portfolio, and Wakeford was much involved in property development.
In 1984, he was knighted in the Queen's birthday honours, "for services to education".
He was on the governing body of Abingdon School from 2000-2008.
References
- "Wakeford, Sir (Geoffrey) Michael (Montgomery)". Who's Who. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.U38482. Retrieved 4 May 2019.
- "Michael Wakeford | London Film School". Lfs.org.uk. Retrieved 2017-01-04.
- Matthew Gwyther (1992-12-20). "Gilded cages of The City: These days the ancient livery companies seem to exist for wining and dining and dressing up. So why the secrecy? Matthew Gwyther finds a lot more going on than meets the eye". The Independent. Archived from the original on 2022-05-14. Retrieved 2017-01-04.
- Polly Curtis. "Sir Alan joins ranks of honoured | Education". The Guardian. Retrieved 2017-01-04.
- "Abingdon Film Unit page 92" (PDF). The Abingdonian.