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POWERLIST 2008
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DR JOHN SENTAMU
Archbishop of York
DR JOHN Sentamu undoubtedly lives by successive parish appointments
the Christian creed of non-violence, but (including several in Southwark and
he has proved time and again that he Brixton), eventually culminating in his
will never back down from a fi ght. His 1996 consecration as Bishop of Stepney.
2005 appointment as Archbishop of York He came to public prominence when
distinguished Dr Sentamu as Britain’s he served as a judicial advisor on the
fi rst black Archbishop and the Church of Stephen Lawrence Judicial Enquiry and
England’s second most senior clergyman chaired the Damilola Taylor Review.
as well as, perhaps, the foremost 2002 also saw him appointed Bishop
ecclesiastical fi gure of African descent in of Birmingham, where he consolidated
Europe. his reputation as an outspoken and
Dr Sentamu graduated in law from passionate social activist.
Makerere University, Kampala. However, Although Dr Sentamu has placed
his career as a High Court Judge in himself in the midst of the maelstrom
Uganda ended in 1974 when he fl ed to concerning gay clergy and same-sex
Britain after falling foul of Idi Amin; unions within the global Anglican church,
his jailing of an Amin family member he made a point of offering commentary
eventually led to his own 90-day on the Zimbabwean electoral dispute,
detention. famously destroying his dog collar on a
After graduating from Selwyn College, live Sunday morning BBC TV broadcast
Cambridge with a masters and a and vowing to remain collarless until
doctorate in theology, the Archbishop’s Zimbabwe was headed by an accredited,
1979 ordination was followed by democratically-elected government.
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DAMON BUFFINI
Chairman, Permira
DAMON BUFFINI is the undisputed particularly from trades unions. His
king among private equity barons. The composed performance in front of the
45-year-old, who grew up on a council UK Treasury Select Committee did much
estate in Leicester, heads one of Europe’s to improve the industry’s image and
biggest private equity fi rms, which owns earned him personality of the year at the
such national institutions as Homebase, Private Equity News awards.
the AA and fashion chain New Look. Gordon Brown appointed him to
While the company has arranged deals two important committees – Business
in the past fi ve years worth in the Council for Britain and the National
region of £40bn, some experts put his Council for Educational Excellence – that
own personal fortune at £200m. As one the Prime Minister set up to reshape the
admiring analyst said: ‘When the next country’s workforce.
chapter in the history of private equity Outside the City, Damon, a keen
is written, Damon will be its author.’ Arsenal supporter, is president of
As chairman of Permira, Damon now Fairbridge, a nationwide charity that
focuses his energies on developing the works with young people to help them
buyout fi rm’s strategy, funding and new get their lives back on track.
business. He is also a leading fi gure within
Previously almost unknown outside the world of social enterprise and was
the Square Mile, Damon hit the headlines instrumental in founding Breakthrough,
last year when he was at the forefront a social investment initiative jointly run
of efforts by the industry to defend by Permira and the Community Action
itself in the face of concerted criticism, Network.
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