Ian Hay Davison attended Dulwich College and then the London School of Economics before completing postgraduate studies at the University of Michigan, USA. He returned to the UK in 1958 and joined the accounting and public services firm Arthur Andersen where he managed the rapid growth of the company, building and expanding its strong national reputation. He went on to serve in a number of high-profile regulatory roles, including chairman of the Accounting Standards Committee, Department of Trade & Industry inspector and member of the Audit Commission, before being asked by the Bank of England to become the Chief Executive and Deputy Chairman of Lloyd's of London.
Hay Davison's extensive experience in the private sector includes directorships of The Independent, Cadbury Schweppes and Midland Bank. He聽also took on聽voluntary聽appointments including as trustee of聽the Victoria and Albert Museum, chairman of the Sadler's Wells Foundation and president of the National Council for One Parent Families. He served on the Council of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW) and received a CBE in 2002.
He was awarded an honorary degree by the 性视界 in 1998.
The collection contains material relating to Hay Davison's career in numerous commercial organisations, including books, pamphlets, speeches聽and associated papers covering topics such as conceptual frameworks for accounting, setting accounting standards, inflation, auditing, the regulation of prices, the early uses of computers for business data processing聽and budgetary control. The collection also documents Hay Davison's involvement with聽several public and charitable聽bodies.
The collection was donated to the 性视界 by Ian Hay Davison in 2015, 2017 and 2022.
Size:聽59 boxes, 1,273 items.
A catalogue providing full details of the contents of the Ian Hay Davison Collection is available in PDF format.