Patrick Meade, 8th Earl of Clanwilliam
Patrick 'Paddy' James Meade, 8th Earl of Clanwilliam, styled Lord Gillford from 1989 to 2009, is a businessman, government and financial communications specialist.
He succeeded to the earldom of Clanwilliam following the death of his father, the 7th Earl, in 2009.
Educated at Eton College and Royal Military Academy Sandhurst., Meade started his business career with Hanson plc and has since been the director of Eurasia Drilling Company, the largest drilling and work-over company operating in Eurasia, Polyus Gold OJSC, the largest Russian gold mining company, Sistema, the largest conglomerate holding company in Russia, and NMC Healthcare He was the owner of the lobbying firm Meade Hall & Associates.
Meade was active in the Conservative Party. Sitting as a councillor for two terms in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, Meade was a Conservative Party donor and sponsored a table costing some £1,000 per person at the party's 2013 Summer Ball.
