George David
 George David     ( businessman) | |
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| Born | 10 June 1937 |
| Nationality | • Cypriot • Greek? • British? |
| Alma mater | • Lindisfarne College • University of Edinburgh |
| Member of | Bilderberg/Steering committee, Brookings Institution |
Greek-Cypriot-British entrepreneur, Bilderberg Steering committee. | |
George A. David as of 2017 was Chairman of The Board of Directors of Coca Cola. He participated in all the Bilderberg meetings from 1997 until 2011, as a member of the Steering Committee.[1]
Education
David was born in Petra, Cyprus in 1937. At the age of 12, he began attending English School in Nicosia, Cyprus (1949–1951). He later attended Lindisfarne College in Wales (1951–1955) and graduated from the University of Edinburgh in 1959 with a Bachelor of Commerce (BCom).
Career
In 1959, he began his career at the A. G. Leventis Organization in Nigeria, where he was Group Director from 1967 to 1980.[2][3] During his time in West Africa, he was active within the Greek and Cypriot expatriate community and was president of the Greek Community in Lagos. He married Kaity David (née Chordovatzi) in 1964, and they had three children.[4]
David was as chairman of the board of directors of Coca-Cola HBC AG from 1981 to 2016.[5][6] He was a board member of Titan Cement SA from 2001 to 2013 and chairman of the board of EFG Eurobank from 2013 to 2014.[7][8][9]
He was a board member of the Hellenic Foundation for European and Foreign Policy (ELIAMEP) from 1999 to 2013. He was also a member of the Brookings Institution's International Advisory Council.[10] He was a Trustee of the A. G. Leventis Foundation and president of its Greek Committee since 1981. As a co-founder of The Hellenic Initiative, he was one of five entrepreneurs who established this non-profit organization "to support Greece and Cyprus after the financial crisis by fostering entrepreneurship."[11]
David has supported the Center for Asia Minor Studies and has chaired its board since 2009.[12] He is Emeritus Trustee of the Campion School in Athens, after serving as chairman from 2000 to 2007, and a Regent of the University of Edinburgh.[13]
Awards and Honours
In 2009, David was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) for services to UK-Greek relations in education.[14] He received the Medal of the Order of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (MFR) for his services to the Nigerian nation in 2008. He is an Archon Maistor of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople.[2]
In 2013, David was awarded a doctorate honoris causa by the Faculty of Philology (School of Philosophy) of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens.[15] He received the Alba Business School Business Unusual Award the following year. In 2015 he was elected Vice Chairman of the Council of the University of Cyprus,[16] while in 2016, he was awarded an honorary doctorate by the Cyprus School of Molecular Medicine of the Cyprus Institute of Neurology and Genetics.[17]
He was appointed Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George (CMG) in the 2021 Birthday Honours for services to the knowledge and understanding in the UK of the Greek and Hellenic worlds.[18]
Events Participated in
| Event | Start | End | Location(s) | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bilderberg/1996 | 30 May 1996 | 2 June 1996 | Canada Toronto | The 44th Bilderberg, held in Canada |
| Bilderberg/1997 | 12 June 1997 | 15 June 1997 | US Lake Lanier Georgia (State) | The 45th Bilderberg meeting |
| Bilderberg/1998 | 14 May 1998 | 17 May 1998 | Scotland Turnberry | The 46th Bilderberg meeting, held in Scotland, chaired by Peter Carrington |
| Bilderberg/1999 | 3 June 1999 | 6 June 1999 | Portugal Sintra | The 47th Bilderberg, 111 participants |
| Bilderberg/2000 | 1 June 2000 | 4 June 2000 | Belgium Brussels Genval | The 48th Bilderberg, 94 guests |
| Bilderberg/2001 | 24 May 2001 | 27 May 2001 | Sweden Stenungsund | The 49th Bilderberg, in Sweden. Reported on the WWW. |
| Bilderberg/2002 | 30 May 2002 | 2 June 2002 | US Virginia Chantilly Westfields Marriott | The 50th Bilderberg, held at Chantilly, Virginia. |
| Bilderberg/2003 | 15 May 2003 | 18 May 2003 | France Versailles | The 51st Bilderberg, in Versailles, France |
| Bilderberg/2004 | 3 June 2004 | 6 June 2004 | Italy Stresa | The 52nd such meeting. 126 recorded guests |
| Bilderberg/2005 | 5 May 2005 | 8 May 2005 | Germany Rottach-Egern | The 53rd Bilderberg, 132 guests |
| Bilderberg/2006 | 8 June 2006 | 11 June 2006 | Canada Ottawa | 54th Bilderberg, held in Canada. 133 guests |
| Bilderberg/2007 | 31 May 2007 | 3 June 2007 | Turkey Istanbul | The 55th Bilderberg meeting, held in Turkey |
| Bilderberg/2009 | 14 May 2009 | 17 May 2009 | Greece Vouliagmeni | The 57th Bilderberg |
| Bilderberg/2010 | 3 June 2010 | 6 June 2010 | Spain Hotel Dolce Sitges Barcelona | The 122 guests met in the Hotel Dolce Sitges, Barcelona, Spain. |
| Bilderberg/2011 | 9 June 2011 | 12 June 2011 | Switzerland Hotel Suvretta St. Moritz | 59th meeting, in Switzerland, 129 guests |
References
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20140202095633/http://www.bilderbergmeetings.org/former-steering-committee-members.html
- ↑ a b Who's Who 2016; Annual Biographical Dictionary, London, 2016, 569
- ↑ https://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/people/person.asp?personId=3374965&privcapId=8815
- ↑ http://news247.gr/eidiseis/weekend-edition/giwrgos-dayid-o-goliath-ths-ellhnikhs-viomhxanias.3883549.html
- ↑ http://coca-colahellenic.com/en/about-us/coca-cola-hbc-at-a-glance/
- ↑ http://www.cnn.gr/oikonomia/epixeiriseis/story/19826/apoxorise-apo-ti-thesi-toy-proedroy-tis-coca-cola-hbc-o-giorgos-a-dayid
- ↑ http://www.titan.gr/el/titan-group/corporate-governance/board-of-directors/george-david/
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20151018134529/http://www.wikinvest.com/stock/Coca-Cola_Hellenic_Bottling_Company_(CCH)/George_David
- ↑ https://www.eurobank.gr/Uploads/pdf/%CE%A3%CE%A5%CE%9D%CE%A4%CE%9F%CE%9C%CE%91%20%CE%92%CE%99%CE%9F%CE%93%CE%A1%CE%91%CE%A6%CE%99%CE%9A%CE%91%20%CE%9C%CE%95%CE%9B%CE%A9%CE%9D%20%CE%94%20%CE%A32013%20ENG.pdf
- ↑ https://www.google.gr/search?q=brookings+international+advisory&oq=brookings+international+advisory&aqs=chrome..69i57j0l2j69i60.5113j0j7&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8
- ↑ https://www.thehellenicinitiative.org/leadership/
- ↑ http://en.kms.org.gr/TheCentre/Administration.aspx
- ↑ http://www.ed.ac.uk/development-alumni/about-us/university-regents
- ↑ https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/58929/supplement/24
- ↑ http://www.phil.uoa.gr/tmima/epitimoi-didaktores-tmhmatos-filologias.html
- ↑ http://www.ucy.ac.cy/GoverningBodies/el/council/council-members
- ↑ http://www.paideia-news.com/index.php?id=109&hid=16899
- ↑ https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/63377/supplement/B4
