Michael Grabiner, Esq, CBE

Career: joined Post Office 1973, personal asst to MD Telecommunications 1976-78, London Business Sch (Sloan Programme) 1980-81; rejoined BT: dep dir of mktg 1984-85, gen mangr Northern London Dist 1985-88, gen mangr City of London Dist 1988-90, dir quality and orgn 1990-92, dir global customer serv Business Communications Div 1992-94, dir BT Europe 1994-95; former memb Bd: BT Telecommunicaciones SA Spain, VIAG InterKom Germany, Telenordia Sweden, Albacom Italy; chief exec Energis plc 1996-2001; ptnr Apax Ptnrs 2002-09, chm Spectrum Strategy Consultants 2003-06, chm Synetrix Holdings Ltd 2004-06; non-exec dir: Littlewoods plc 1998-2002, Emblaze Systems 2000-05, Chelsfield plc 2002-04, Telewest Global Inc 2004-06, Tim Hellas 2005-06, Bezeq 2006-10, Pelephone 2008-10; cncllr London Borough of Brent 1978-82 (chm Devpt Ctee 1980-82), dir East London Partnership 1994-95, chm Partnership for Schools 2005-11; treas Reform Synagogues of GB 2002-05, chm UK Jewish Film Festival 2004-06, chm UK Movement for Reform Judaism 2005-08, chm World Union for Progressive Judaism 2011-, chm of govrs Jewish Community Secondary Sch 2009-; chm ResponseAbility 2008-11; Freeman City of London 1995-, memb Worshipful Co of Info Technologists; ACMA 1979