Jamie Borwick, 5th Baron Borwick


Geoffrey Robert James Borwick, 5th Baron Borwick is a British businessman, hereditary peer and member of the House of Lords.

Early life

Jamie Borwick was born on 7 March 1955. He was educated at Eton College.

Career

Borwick became Chief Executive of Manganese Bronze Holdings plc, best known for making London Taxis, and then Chairman until 2003.
Borwick was founder and owner of electric truck producer Modec in Coventry in 2004. The company entered administration in March 2011 with debts of over £40m. He was Chairman of Route2Mobility Ltd, funding wheelchairs and scooters for disabled people as part of the UK's Motability scheme, until October 2010. He was also a Deputy Chairman of the board of British Low Carbon Vehicle Partnership.
His other business appointments include as Chairman of Countryside Properties Ltd, and Chairman of Federated Trust Corporation Ltd. He was a non-executive Director of Hansa Trust plc from 1984 until 2012.
On 16 July 2013, Lord Borwick was elected to sit in the House of Lords at a hereditary peers by-election in replacement of the late Lord Reay; he sits on the Conservative benches.

Philanthropy

Borwick is a Trustee of the Royal Brompton and Harefield Hospitals Charity, having retired from the British Lung Foundation after 2 terms of 6 years as Trustee.

Personal life

Borwick married Victoria Poore in 1981, who is a former Conservative London Assembly Member and Deputy Mayor of London, and, from 2015 to 2017, MP for Kensington; they have three sons and a daughter. One of their sons is Thomas Borwick, a digital media strategist for the Conservative Party and the Vote Leave campaign.

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