nicholas lyons was the 694th lord mayor of london, of the city of london corporation, from november 11, 2022 to november 10, 2023. he had previously worked for morgan guaranty trust company of new york, salomon brothers, and lehman brothers. he is also a knight of the order of saint john. he also has attended world economic forum meetings and anointed the world economic forum president, brge brende, as a freeman of the city of london. he descends from the elite scottish lyon bloodline. the lyon family likely originated at the end of the eleventh century when the king of scotland edgar gave the de leons family lands that were later named glen lyon in perthshire. the played a role in both the english civil war and the jacobite rising.  lord mayor says engagement with china necessary to tackle climate change as city hosts uk foreign secretary on april 25, 2023 at news.cityoflondon.gov.uk:   rd-mayor-says-engagement-with-china -necessary-to-tackle-climate-change -as-city-hosts-uk-foreign-secretary /  i was pleased to take part in climate-focused discussions at the world economic forum and make sustainable finance a key theme of trips to the gulf, australia and india. president of the world economic forum receives freedom of the city of london on february 9, 2023 at news.cityoflondon.gov.uk:   esident-of-the-world-economic-forum -receives-freedom-of-the-city-of-lo ndon/  brge brende, the president of the world economic forum (wef), became a freeman of the city of london at a ceremony today. he was nominated by lord mayor of the city of london, nicholas lyons, and alderman sir william russell.   lyon    las_lyons
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