Brian Cantor named 33rd most influential individual in the North

 University of York Vice-Chancellor Brian Cantor has been named 33rd most influential man in the North of England by ‘Big Issue in the North’.

The top man at the university surprisingly beat leader of the Labour Party, Ed Milliband, by one place. In their annual list, the magazine, sold by the homeless, elected Cantor within their top 50 men, whilst Chancellor of the Exchequer, George Osborne topped the pile.

Amongst the others that populate the list are boxer Amir Khan, Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg, and Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson. The only other current York name on the list was Dr John Senatmu, Archbishop of York who placed a respectable 11.

The latest issue of ‘Big Issue in the North’ is available now.

The full list reads as follows:

1. George Osborne, Chancellor of the Exchequer
2. John Whittaker, Chairman, Peel Group
3. Nick Clegg, Deputy Prime Minister
4. Peter Salmon, Director, BBC North
5. Sir Howard Bernstein, Manchester City Council Chief Executive
6. Peter Marks, Chief Executive, Co-Operative Group
7. Sir Richard Leese, Manchester City Council
8. Julia Unwin, Joseph Rowntree Foundation Chief Executive
9. Ed Balls, Shadow Chancellor
10. Frank Field, Birkenhead MP
11. Dr John Senatmu, Archbishop of York
12. Mike Oglesby, Executive Chairman of Bruntwood
13. Emma Harrison, Founder A4E
14. Sir Ian Wrigglesworth, Deputy Chair, Regional Growth Fund
15. Dalton Philips, Morrison’s CEO
16. Heidi Mottram, CEO Northumbrian Water Group
17. Tom Riordan, Leeds City Council Chief Executive
18. Martin Ainscough, Property Developer
19. Jessica Ennis, UK Athletics
20. Michael Arthur, Vice Chancellor, University of Leeds and Chair, Russell Group
21. Sir Alex Ferguson, Manager, Manchester United
22. William Hague, Foreign Secretary
23. Amir Khan, Boxer
24. Fred Done, Bookmaker
25. Simon Arora, Joint Managing Director, B&M Bargains
26. Caroline Shaw, Chief Executive, Christie NHS Foundation Trust
27. Trevor Mann, Senior Vice President, Nissan Europe
28. Graham Honeyman, Sheffield Forgemasters saviour
29. Carol Ann Duffy, Poet Laureate
30. Peter Fahy, Chief Constable, Greater Manchester Police
31. Peter Kay, Comedian
32. James Newman, Yorkshire Business Leader
33. Brian Cantor, Vice Chancellor, York University
34. Ed Milliband, Leader of the opposition
35. Joe Anderson, Leader of Liverpool City Council
36. Dame Nancy Rothwell, Vice-Chancellor, Manchester University
37. Chris Pilling, New Yorkshire Building Society Chief
38.Ken McKeikan Chief Executive Greggs
39. Alistair Brownlee, Athlete
40. Khalid Saifullah, Asian business entrepreneur
41. Mark Henderson, Chief Executive, Newcastle Homes Group
42. Nick Forbes, Newcastle City Council Leader
43. Graham Botham, Network Rail Manager
44. Lord Shipley, North East Lib Dem Peer
45. Matt Riley, Lancashire Entrepreneur
46. Paul Abbott, TV writer/Producer
47. Dame Jenni Murray, Broadcaster
48. Lord Kirkham, Conservative Peer
49. Sir Michael Bibby, Liverpool Shipping and finance MD
50. Lord Haskins, Chair, Humber Local Enterprise Partnership