Registered Interests
Registered Interests for Lord Polak.
The Register is updated continuously throughout each sitting day and at regular intervals on other days.
Category 1: Directorships
- Director, Markham Services Limited (member’s company owned 50% by member and 50% by wife) (clients are Aston Lark Limited (insurance)) (see also category 2)
- Non-executive Director, Hi Bob (UK) Ltd (human resources)
- Director, Morpheus III Limited (non-trading dormant company)
- Non-executive Director, SuperMarine Ventures Ltd (media production)
Category 2: Remunerated employment, office, profession etc.
- Senior Consultant, Marsh Ltd (formerly Jardine Lloyd Thompson Group plc) (insurance, reinsurance, employee benefits related advice, brokerage and associated services)
- Senior Counsellor, International Advisory Council, APCO Worldwide (advisory and advocacy communications consultancy) (remuneration is paid to Markham Services Limited - see category 1)
- Senior Consultant, Legacie Contracts Limited (property development) (remuneration is paid to Markham Services Limited - see category 1)
- Senior Adviser on business development support and advice in East Africa to DP World (provider of smart logistic solutions for trade)
- Member, Advisory Board, TMC² (AI venture studio)
Category 3: Person with significant control of a company (PSC)
- Markham Services Limited (member’s company owned 50% by member and 50% by wife)
Category 4: Shareholdings (a)
- Markham Services Limited (member’s company owned 50% by member and 50% by wife)
Category 7: Overseas visits
- Visit to Israel, 2-5 January 2024, as part of Parliamentary Delegation organised by European Leadership Network (Elnet UK); flights and accommodation costs met by Elnet UK
- Visit to Israel, 24-28 March 2024, as part of House of Lords delegation organised by All-Party Parliamentary Group on UK-Israel for fact-finding visit to Southern Israel regarding Hamas-Israel war, as well as meetings with Israeli politicians, religious leaders, Palestinian civil society and British Ambassador to Israel; flights, accommodation and travel costs paid by Cedarsoak Ltd
Category 8: Gifts, benefits and hospitality
- One ticket and hospitality received from Premier League for Chelsea v Liverpool Carabao Cup Final tie at Wembley Stadium, London, 25 February 2024
Category 10: Non-financial interests (a)
- Director, Conservative Friends of Israel Limited
- Director, CedarsOak Ltd and its associated companies (not for profit company providing research services)
- Director, Volcani International Partnership - US, Inc (non-profit, non-stock corporation)
- Director, Middle East Forum (think-tank and trade group)
Category 10: Non-financial interests (d)
- Honorary President, Conservative Friends of Israel
Category 10: Non-financial interests (e)
- Trustee, The Holocaust Memorial Charitable Trust, and Director of the associated company
- Board Member, UK Abraham Accords Group (formerly British Friends of the Abraham Accords)
- Ambassador, Football for Change (charity)