Michael Samuel

London, UK

Chairman

AGL

Biography

Michael Samuel is Chairman and trustee of five family charities. He is a director of a number of companies, one quoted and the others private, and was Chief Executive of Mayborn Group plc. He is a former Conservative Party donor. Michael has many business interests as shown below and he is also Chairman of the children's mental health charity, the Anna Freud Centre and joint Founder and Chair of the cross-party board of trustees of Full Fact.

Michael Samuel’s Newsfeed

08 Nov 2017

Overwhelming support for Anna Freud Centre of Excellence at Royal Gala

Service users and supporters of the Centre came together with our patron HRH the Duchess of Cambridge yesterday evening at Kensington Palace to show their support for the construction of our new Centre of Excellence...On her arrival Her Royal Highness was greeted by our lifetime president and benefactor Dr Moshe Kantor and our Chair of Trustees, Michael Samuel.

02 Jun 2016

Financial Times

‘Spurious Makes Us Curious’: the UK’s professional fact-checkers

Michael Samuel, Chairman, AGL was mentioned in The Financial Times in relation to Full Fact, a new organisation set up to scrutinise political claims.

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Michael Samuel’s Background

AGL

Chairman

Jan 2010 - Present

London, UK

AGL is an unconventional communications agency. They work with leaders in business, society and education, helping them find the courage to liberate themselves and do what they know is right: to communicate authentically – as people and as organisations.

Muddy Puddles

Chairman

Jan 1990 - Present

London, UK

Online retailer of children's clothing.

Mayborn Group

Chief Executive

Jan 1978 - Dec 2006

London, UK

Michael joined the family company, Mayborn Group in 1978. He then bought the majority of the company in 1980. At this point, the company employed approximately 150-200 people and turned over £1.5 m. Although Mayborn Group was at the time heavily loss-making Michael turned it around in 2 years. Michael then sold the Group to 3i private equity in 2006 for approximately £115m.

The City Car Club

Non-Executive Chairman

Jan 2005 - Dec 2015

London, UK

City Car Club is one of the leading car club operators in the UK. With around 840 vehicles, it is the oldest and one of the largest car clubs operating at a national scale in the country. Successfully sold in March 2015.

Rotala

Non-Executive Director

Jan 2008 - Dec 2010

London, UK

Rotala provides a range of transport solutions for businesses, local authorities, the public and private individuals.

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Other Business Interests

The Philanthropy Review

Board Member

Dec 2010 - Dec 2012

London, UK

The Philanthropy Review has been concerned with identifying, evidencing and advocating for practical measures which will increase giving in the immediate term and will build a stronger culture of philanthropy in the longer term.

Anna Freud Centre

Chairman of Board of Trustees

Jul 2002 - Present

London, UK

The Anna Freud Centre is an international leader in child mental health research, training and treatment located in London.

Full Fact

Chair of the cross-party board of trustees and Joint Founder

Jan 2010 - Present

London, UK

Full Fact is the UK's independent factchecking charity, promoting well-informed public debate on important issues.

Family Charitable Trusts

Chairman and Trustee

Jan 1990 - Present

London, UK

Hon A.G. Samuel Charitable Trust; Michael Samuel Charitable Trust; Col. W.H Micholls Trust; Peter Samuel Royal Free Hospital Trust; Peter Samuel Charitable Trust.

Charitable Projects

Projects where over 25k is committed or spent.

Jan 2010 - Present

London, UK

Anna Freud Centre; Child Bereavement UK; Full Fact; Bangladesh and Ethiopia (in conjunction with Oxfam); Burma (in conjunction with Project Burma); Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust; UCL - Oncology; Somerset Community Foundation; LAMDA.

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Michael Samuel’s Education

Coopers & Lybrand

Trained as an Accountant

Eton College