011. Finding Your Path with Michael Grant

Michael Grant was installed in October 2012 as the new master of the Information Technologists’ Company, the 100thCity of London livery company.  Previously, he was a Senior Warden of the company, a post in which he worked closely with the Lord Mayor of London.In his role as Warden, Grant represented the ITC as a member of the Financial Services Group, alongside eleven other modern livery companies. They jointly assist the Lord Mayor by providing access to expertise and experience for planning his outbound and inbound visits across the world.Amongst his other City interests, Grant frequently attends State and other visits to the City, dressed in his armour, as a Pikeman of the Company of Pikemen and Musketeers, the Lord Mayor’s private bodyguard. He also frequently acts as chairman of IT conferences on both sides of the Atlantic or as a Master of Ceremonies at a range of industry events including the eGovernment Awards and the Intellect Annual Ball.Previous to that, in his role as ITC Clerk (CEO), a post he held for five years, Grant incorporated three companies, the last of which was by Royal Charter, and acted as company secretary to two of these. Running a small team of 13, Grant managed and attended ten company committees, and was responsible for helping to manage numerous City events, a £5 million trust fund as well as the ITC’s own Livery Hall.During his 23 years as a member of the company, Grant has also provided management and consultancy to a team running IT4C (IT for communities), matching the needs of 1,000 charities to the pro-bono help of 10,000 IT volunteers across the UK. He was ITC company secretary for five years and acted as a trustee for three years during the planning and building of the Hammersmith Academy for 700 children.Hermans LinkedIN: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hermanstewart/This show was brought to you by Progressive Media Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.