DubaiTuesday, March 08, 2005

The Earl of Home, son of former British Prime Minister Sir Alec Douglas-Home, will be named to the board of the Dubai Financial Services Authority.

Lord Home is expected to bring another dimension to a highly experienced international board governing Dubai's independent regulatory authority.

He has held both senior business and senior political posts.

His business career has encompassed the chairmanship of Morgan Grenfell International, a directorship of Deutsche Morgan Grenfell, chairmanship of Coutts, the famous private bank, and a directorship of MAN Ltd, the UK subsidiary of MAN AG of Germany.

He was also a trade and industry spokesman for the Conservative Party in the UK House of Lords.

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