Sir Kenneth Aphunezi Olisa (born 13 October 1951) is a British businessman and philanthropist. He is the first mixed-race Lord-Lieutenant of Greater London. He founded and led the AIM-listed technology merchant bank Interregnum and now leads Restoration Partners.

2022年9月19日 · Born and brought up in Hyson Green, Sir Kenneth Olisa OBE has now held the position of Lord-Lieutenant of Greater London for the past seven years.

Sir Kenneth Olisa OBE was appointed as HM Lord-Lieutenant of Greater London by Queen Elizabeth II in May 2015. He will voluntarily serve, as His Majesty’s personal representative in the capital’s 32 Boroughs, excluding the City of London, until his 75th birthday in October 2026.

In 2015 Her Majesty the Queen appointed Ken as her Lord-Lieutenant of Greater London – the first British-born black Lord-Lieutenant in the role’s 500 year history. He was knighted in...

2022年9月18日 · Sir Kenneth Olisa OBE, Lord-Lieutenant of Greater London, has been the monarch’s representative in the capital for seven years, receiving the late Queen, and now King Charles III, on all...

2019年9月14日 · With an average working-class upbringing, Olisa, in November 2015, was officially named as the most powerful black person in Britain. Chosen for his work in “tackling homelessness and...

2024年10月26日 · Seventy-two-year-old Sir Ken Olisa OBE, Lord-Lieutenant of London, businessman and philanthropist, is humouring me with a trip down memory lane. Relaxed on the opposite sofa, dapper in a signature bowtie, he shares anecdotes from his “wonderful” childhood.

2021年2月19日 · Sir Kenneth Olisa, HM Lord-Lieutenant of Greater London, has been appointed the new High Bailiff of Westminster Abbey. He succeeds Sir Roy Strong, who retired in 2019. Sir Kenneth, who as Lord-Lieutenant is Her Majesty The Queen’s representative in Greater London (excluding the City), will also become Searcher of the Sanctuary.

Ken is Founder and Chairman of boutique technology merchant bank, Restoration Partners. Ken’s technology career spans over 40 years commencing with IBM and then as a senior executive at Wang Laboratories working in the UK , Belgium and the USA .

At our Annual General Meeting in April 2019, Sir Kenneth Olisa OBE was appointed President of London Youth. Ken is Founder and Chairman of Restoration Partners, the boutique technology merchant bank and architects of Inogesis formerly known …