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Rt. Hon. the Lord Holme of Cheltenham |
We all have been deeply saddened by the passing of Lord (Richard) Holme on 4 May 2008 at age 71. Called “one of the great and the good” in an obituary in the Financial Times, Lord Holme’s involvements and accomplishments in political and business life are far too numerous to list. Chairman of GlobeScan Incorporated for the past five years, Lord Holme was also chancellor of Greenwich University, chairman of the Hansard Society for Parliamentary Government, the British American Project, and the Constitutional Reform Centre, among many other roles. He was particularly active in advancing sustainable development through leadership positions at Rio Tinto plc, the World Business Council for Sustainable Development, the International Chamber of Commerce, and LEAD International.
In his memory, GlobeScan is providing an annual grant for a young social researcher from an emerging democracy to work in GlobeScan’s offices for three months of mutual professional development to help strengthen the practice of public opinion research in the world.
We are pleased to offer this opportunity for all those wishing to view or indeed contribute remembrances of Lord Holme.
- Doug Miller, President GlobeScan, London