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My Take
Alan Yarrow's path fascinates me precisely because it is so unflashy yet so far-reaching. Born in Johor Bahru, educated at Manchester, he rose through investment banking to become Lord Mayor of London and earned a knighthood. Finance rarely produces household names, but the trust required to chair the Chartered Institute for Securities and Investment for years, and to hold the ancient office of Lord Mayor, speaks to a quiet authority I respect. His journey from a Malaysian port city to the heart of the City of London is a reminder that some of the most consequential careers unfold without fanfare.
Overview
Sir Alan Colin Drake Yarrow, FCSI (born 27 June 1951) was Lord Mayor of London 2014–15. He is an investment banker, who has served as Chairman of the Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment (CISI) since 2009.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Alan Yarrow
- Name (Japanese)
- アラン・ヤーロウ
- Reading
- あらん・やーろう
- Born
- June 27, 1951 (age 74)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Cancer / Rabbit
- Origin
- Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- banker / politician
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- University of Manchester
Awards & achievements
- Knight Bachelor
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.