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Nigel Lanceley is not only one of our longest standing members of the Society, having qualified in 1972, but he is a truly fascinating character. He is also a long-standing member of Royal Liverpool Golf Club and the chairman of two leading Liverpool-based charities, North West Cancer Research and Local Solutions and earlier this year he succeeded retired Judge John Roberts in the prestigious role, following his selection by the Queen in her capacity as the Duke of Lancaster. After leaving the profession he joined Rensburg Sheppards from 1975 – now part of the Investec Group –until his retirement in 2016, becoming Senior Regional Director, and Group Compliance Officer.
“So, Nigel, it’s a true pleasure to meet with you, and to start with, how did you become the High Sherriff?” “Martyn, it’s a pleasure to meet you too, and I’m delighted to be the first person to be featured in this new section.
The Chartered ONE BIG interview We are starting a new section with our Editor Martyn Best combing the area to meet some fascinating members of our Society who have achieved something special beyond their Chartered Accountant qualification. He starts this new series with meeting Govier, Client upLisawith ourDirector High Sherriff of Merseyside. 22
“Well, I’ve been a Deputy Lieutenant since 2016, and have always enjoyed the public service element of that role, and becoming really engaged with many local issues, especially in the areas of addressing and combatting issues such as violence against women, and supporting young people. The appointment isn’t overly covered in secrecy, but one interesting element having been nominated and then appointed by Her Majesty is the wording that Her Majesty “doesn’t disapprove you”. I must have been lucky here, and it is such a great honour to continue the excellent work of my predecessors in this prestigious role.
“So, what are your key aims during your year?” “As I said, my personal passion is to help young people, and I have been supporting a wonderful initiative called “Children Heard & Seen” which supports young people who have a parent in prison. This charity aims to help the 300,000 such children in this position.
