Anthony Nigel Stanley Freeling (born 6 August 1956) is a British

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, marketing expert,

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, and academic. He served as Acting Vice-Chancellor of the University of Cambridge from October 2022 to June 2023, and was

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Hughes Hall, Cambridge Hughes Hall is a Colleges of the University of Cambridge, constituent college of the University of Cambridge in England. The majority of students are postgraduate, although nearly one-fifth of the student population comprises individuals aged 21 ...

from 2014 to 2022.

Early life and education

Freeling was born in London in 1956, the son of Dr Paul and Shirley Freeling. He was educated at Haberdashers' Aske's School, Elstree, and

St John's College, Cambridge St John's College, formally the College of St John the Evangelist in the University of Cambridge, is a Colleges of the University of Cambridge, constituent college of the University of Cambridge, founded by the House of Tudor, Tudor matriarch L ...

, where he graduated with a first-class

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degree in Maths in 1978, a M.Phil. in Control Engineering and Operational Research in 1980 and a PhD in Management Studies in 1985. In 2022 he was made an Honorary Fellow of St John's College.

Career

Before moving to academia, Freeling worked as a

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(senior partner) of

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and was a member of the Governing Body of the

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University of Cambridge

From 2008 to 2014, Freeling was a City Fellow of

; this is a type of fellowship held by those active in the

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or other areas of business rather than full-time academics. In December 2013, he was elected

of Hughes Hall, and he took up the appointment on 1 October 2014, for a period of eight years. His term as master ended in July 2022. In May 2022, it was announced that Freeling was to become Acting Vice-Chancellor of the University of Cambridge, following the announcement of the early departure of then Vice-Chancellor Stephen Toope. He took up the post on 1 October 2022 and held the appointment for nine months, until the appointment of Deborah Prentice: he was the first acting vice-chancellor in the history of the university.

Personal life

In 1989, Freeling married the then Laurel Claire Powers. Together they have two daughters.

Works

*''Agile Marketing'' (2011)

References

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