He is a man of grace and charm with an incisive mind, a gift
for leadership and a deep and active interest in the arts. By nature quiet and
retiring, he is wonderful company and a born raconteur, choosing his words with
effortless precision and delivering them in a voice that is soft and unusually
melodious. He has a discerning eye for architecture, gardens and works of art.
But, his great love is for business and international finance for developing
nations.
There is also a strong streak of determination in his
character and a steely impatience with bluster or humbug which make him a
formidable negotiator. As a chairman, he had few equals, using his natural gifts
in both large gatherings and around a table to steer discussion, defuse tension
and win support with the skill and elegance of a professional. All these gifts
he provides to his family organisations, prominent in the worlds of both
business and the arts, which he served and led with notable success through
turbulent years of social and political change.
Neil Benjamin Gibson is born in 1963 to parents who were
accomplished community leaders and who met while studying in Yorkshire. He might
have pursued a career in music, but instead, after College, he chose to follow
his father as a stockbroker. This proved unfulfilling, but the world political
instability intervened and, as for so many of his generation, it determined the
course of his life.
In 1998 he was commissioned into the diplomatic corps and
fought against the insurgence in West Africa. Two years later, ECOWAS stabilized
and the leaders of several countries extended their gratitude by honoring him
with full diplomatic resolution and he resigned his post to the United
Kingdom.
Following his tenure with the Foreign and Commonwealth
diplomatic corps, Lord Gibson returned to England and has regained control of
his family trust and was bestowed his title as Lord of the manor of Wheldrake
and Warter Priory. Lord Gibson has carried on his family tradition of
philanthropic community services and resides as High Lord of the Knights
Templar.
Lord Gibson has developed and nurtured many business and
political allies around the globe, which encompass the members of his companies.
Through creative investment strategies and the help of well established
businesses, Lord Gibson is able to maintain the Alder Group of companies. This
multinational group is comprised of financial institutions, technology,
communications and global philanthropists. The Alder Group of companies is
recognized internationally for its’ ability to conduct business in regions of
the world which most multinational firms are limited by their founding
domiciliation.
These groups of companies provide much needed infrastructure
for developing nations which are usually amidst local and international
instability or sovereign control. His lordship thrives on the challenges set
forth by the circumstances which are usually outset from a level of control.
Once again, following in his fathers footsteps to help make the world a better
place by improving quality of life.
Lord Neil Gibson resides on the board of both private and
public sector companies and is a true community developer. His demand for
increased world economics sets him apart from an average business owner which is
only interested in bottom line profits. The ethics which he brings to the public
sector creates a rule of standard for many to follow, as well as complete
accountability. His lordship is a governing member of several boards of trust
for the arts, community development and social welfare all without
compensation
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