Sir thomas harris biography channel

British banker and diplomat (1945–2021)

For other people with the same name, see Thomas Harris.

Sir Thomas George HarrisKBE CMG (born 6 February 1945, died 12 October 2021)^[1] was a British banker and former diplomat who served as the British ambassador to South Korea.^[2]

Career

From 2004 Harris served as the Vice Chairman of the financial services and banking company Standard Chartered and a non-executive director of Standard Chartered Korea.

Harris was also a non-executive director of the chemicals and technology company Johnson Matthey and the medical technology company Biocompatibles.^[2] He was also Chairman of the Trade Policy Panel of the British Bankers Association.^[2]

As a member of the British Diplomatic Service Harris was the British Ambassador to South Korea from 1993 to 1997 and held diplomatic posts at the British embassies in Lagos, Tokyo, and Washington, D.C.

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