After forsaking academia to become a political
adviser in the City, Brian Landers has acquired
a wealth of experience of business and public
policy issues. He is currently a Director
of a major publisher and previously held
senior management positions with leading
British retailers Sainsbury's, Habitat,
W H Smith and Waterstone's.
His public appointments have included Finance
Director of H M Prison Service, Trustee of
the Royal Armouries and Deputy Chairman of
the Financial Ombudsman Service. In addition
he spent two years with a family planning
charity, worked for an insurance company
in Buenos Aires and an American multinational
in Amsterdam, was a management consultant
with Price Waterhouse and has written on
subjects as varied as quangos, European affairs
and House of Commons committees.
He has an MBA from London Business School.