Patrick Meade, 8th Earl of Clanwilliam

Patrick 'Paddy' James Meade, 8th Earl of Clanwilliam (born 28 December 1960),[1] styled Lord Gillford from 1989 to 2009, is a businessman, government and financial communications specialist.[2]

He succeeded to the earldom of Clanwilliam following the death of his father, the 7th Earl, in 2009.

Educated at Eton College and Royal Military Academy Sandhurst.,[3] Meade started his business career with Hanson plc and has since been the director of Eurasia Drilling Company, the largest drilling and work-over company operating in Eurasia, Polyus Gold OJSC, the largest Russian gold mining company, Sistema, the largest conglomerate holding company in Russia, and NMC Healthcare He was the owner (with an 80% shareholding[4]) of the lobbying firm Meade Hall & Associates.

Meade was active in the Conservative Party. Sitting as a councillor for two terms in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, Meade was a Conservative Party donor and sponsored a table costing some £1,000 per person at the party's 2013 Summer Ball.[5]

References
  1. Companies House form 288a, appointment of director at Shaker MediaComms Ltd, 21 September 2007
  2. Board of directors Archived 2014-07-15 at the Wayback Machine, NMC Healthcare, accessed 3 July 2014]
  3. Who we are, Meade Hall & Associates, accessed 3 July 2014
  4. Financial statement of Meade, Hall & Associates Lts, DueDil.com, accessed 3 July 2014
  5. Conservative Party fundraising dinner: the £11bn seating plan, The Guardian, 1 July 2014]
Peerage of Ireland
Preceded by
John Herbert Meade		 Earl of Clanwilliam
2009–present		 Incumbent
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