Alan Watson, Baron Watson of Richmond
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The Right Honourable The Lord Watson of Richmond CBE |
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The Lord Watson of Richmond CBE
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| Born |
3 February 1941 Port Elizabeth, South Africa |
| Relatives | Stephen Watson, Son |
| Residence | Richmond, United Kingdom |
| Education | University of Cambridge |
| Occupation |
Chairman, CTN |
| Website | www.lordalanwatson.com |
Chairman, CTN
Chairman, Havas Media UK
Chairman, Nexus Strategic Partnerships
Alan John Watson, Baron Watson of Richmond, CBE (born 3 February 1941) is a UK-based broadcaster, Liberal Democrat politician and leadership communications consultant.
Lord Watson of Richmond is the son of the Rev. John William Watson and Edna Mary Peters. He was educated at the Diocesan College, Cape Town in South Africa and Kingswood School in Bath. He was an Open Scholar in history at Jesus College, Cambridge 1959, a State Scholar 1959 and was awarded an MA in 1963. He was the Vice-President of the Cambridge Union.
Watson's German-born wife Karen is an artist: they have two sons, Stephen and Martin.
Lord Watson is Chairman of CTN Communications, a creative communications agency based on St. Martin's Lane in central London. He advises the leaders of major UK and international companies on their communications, with clients including BP, BAE Systems and Tesco.
Lord Watson joined the BBC after graduating from Cambridge University in 1963, and later became a regular presenter for The Money Programme on BBC2 and Panorama on BBC1. He also reported on LWTV, Radio 4 and the BBC World Service, and wrote and presented award-winning documentaries over many years.
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