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Tony Danker

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Gender Male
Age 52
Date of birth December 30,1971
Zodiac sign Capricorn
Born Belfast
United Kingdom
Children2 sons
Education University of Manchester; Harvard University
Predecessor Carolyn Fairbairn
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Tony Danker is a British businessman, and has been the director-general of the Confederation of British Industry since November 2020.

CBI: Business group giant faces crunch vote to survive

CBI: Business group giant faces crunch vote to survive
Jun 6,2023 6:50 am

... Even before these reports, the CBI s director general, Tony Danker, had stepped aside in March following separate complaints about his conduct at work...

New business body launched as CBI faces crunch vote

New business body launched as CBI faces crunch vote
Jun 4,2023 5:50 pm

... Over the weekend the reported that the CBI s last director general Tony Danker was planning to sue his former employer, after he was forced out over the sexual misconduct allegations...

Vote on CBI's reforms nerve-wracking, says new boss

Vote on CBI's reforms nerve-wracking, says new boss
Jun 4,2023 6:40 am

... " Former director-general of the CBI, Tony Danker, was dismissed after being the subject of separate complaints of workplace misconduct, unrelated to the sexual assault and rape claims, for which he has apologised...

CBI president in early exit as lobby giant fights to survive

CBI president in early exit as lobby giant fights to survive
May 31,2023 6:00 am

... The director general of the CBI, Tony Danker, He was the subject of separate complaints of workplace misconduct, unrelated to the sexual assault and rape claims, for which he has apologised...

CBI hires ethics consultancy to overhaul culture

CBI hires ethics consultancy to overhaul culture
May 5,2023 1:31 pm

... It asked law firm Fox Williams to investigate the allegations and an interim report led to the organisation sacking Ms Newton-Smith s predecessor, Tony Danker...

New CBI boss starts job as crisis continues

New CBI boss starts job as crisis continues
Apr 25,2023 10:30 pm

... Ms Newton-Smith agreed to return to the CBI after her predecessor, Tony Danker, was fired following separate complaints of workplace misconduct...

Sacked CBI boss says reputation 'totally destroyed'

Sacked CBI boss says reputation 'totally destroyed'
Apr 18,2023 8:00 pm

... Tony Danker acknowledged he had made some staff feel " very uncomfortable" adding: " I apologise for that...

Ex-CBI boss not shown report that led to dismissal

Ex-CBI boss not shown report that led to dismissal
Apr 12,2023 8:40 am

... Tony Danker was fired following allegations of workplace misconduct at the lobby group...

New CBI boss starts job as crisis continues

Apr 11,2023 4:20 am

By Dearbail Jordan & Michael RaceBBC News

Rain Newton-Smith is Taking Over as director general of The Cbi as The lobby group fights for survival amid allegations of sexual misconduct.

She will start her new role on Wednesday, in a return to The Cbi where she was previously chief economist.

The Business lobby giant has admitted it failed to fire staff who had sexually harassed female workers.

Cbi president Brian Mcbride has pledged to implement recommendations following an investigation by a Law Firm .

But some have questioned whether Ms Newton-Smith, a former employee and executive board member, is The Right person to lead The organisation through The Scandal .

She worked at The Cbi for nearly nine years before briefly leaving in March to work at Barclays.

The Cbi has been facing a crisis since of workplace misconduct, harassment and sexual assault including two allegations of rape.

Commenting on Ms Newton-Smith, Baroness Morrissey, a City fund manager who currently chairs investment firm Aj Bell , told The Bbc : " I'm sure she is wonderful in lots of respects but it doesn't quite cut The mustard if you're trying to show that you're embracing a New Approach to all of this. "

Since more allegations have emerged about The Cbi , dozens of firms have either ended their membership or suspended any activity with The organisation.

Companies who have suspended their membership include John Lewis , BMW, Virgin Media O2, insurers Aviva, Zurich and Phoenix Group , banking firm Natwest, credit card company Mastercard; B& Q owner Kingfisher, media firm ITV, accountancy giant Deloitte and FTSE 100 software group Sage.

Meanwhile, on Wednesday evening, The City of London Corporation announced that it had suspended its membership of The Cbi .

Ann Francke, chief executive of The Chartered Management Institute, said: " If you look at these kinds of reputation implosions, which are very tragic for Everybody and weigh heavily on Everybody . . The usual approach is to get an external perspective to address The very deep-seated issues that need changing. "

The Cbi , claims to represent 190,000 companies, which it said employ around seven million people.

One of its key roles is to lobby The government on behalf of its members.

But earlier this month The government said it had suspended activity with The Cbi and This Week Chancellor Jeremy Hunt said: " There's no point engaging with The Cbi when their own members have deserted them in droves. "

What is The Cbi ?

The Cbi - The Confederation of British Industry - is one of The UK's most prominent lobby groups and, according to its former president Paul Drechsler, was instrumental in protecting millions of jobs during The Covid pandemic by helping The rapid roll-out of The Furlough scheme.

The Cbi campaigned against Brexit. Once The UK voted to leave The European Union , it lobbied The government to secure a trade and co-operation agreement.

Another function of The Cbi is to promote and share best practice among its members.

Founded in 1965, today it employs around 300 people. Its director generals have been predominately male with The Exception of Dame Carolyn Fairbairn , who led The Group between 2015 and 2020 and now Ms Newton-Smith.

Wayne Wright, managing partner of business advisory group Wsq Solutions, said The new Cbi leader had " four weeks" to " at least put a marker down" on how The organisation would not only go about changing but also implementing and measuring The measure.

He Said embedding a new culture at a business typically takes a couple of years, but added The Cbi " has not got that luxury".

Ms Newton-Smith agreed to return to The Cbi After Her predecessor, Tony Danker , was fired following separate complaints of workplace misconduct.

David Samuels , an employment partner at Law Firm Lewis Silkin, said: " She has a big task on her hands because The Cbi clearly has a lot of cultural change to be put in place and they need to regain The confidence of The Public and their members. "

He added: " She's someone who worked there previously and of course that could be used against her, but at The same time she will understand The organisation and perhaps, therefore, she'll be able to get to grips with The Changes and implement those changes more swiftly. "

Mr McBride said Ms Newton-Smith " has shown great courage in accepting this position at a very difficult time".

He Said : " We asked Rain to return to The Cbi , not only because of her very considerable economic and policy expertise, but because The Employees of The Cbi deeply trust and respect her. "

Following The allegations, The Cbi has suspended all its policy and membership activities Until June . It will then hold an extraordinary general meeting where it will put forward proposals to its members " for them to decide on The Future role and purpose of The organisation".

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