George Malcolm Gill (born 23 May 1934) was

Chief Cashier of the Bank of England The Chief Cashier of the Bank of England is the person responsible for issuing Bank_of_England_note_issues, banknotes at the Bank of England and is the director of the divisions which provide the Bank of England's banking infrastructure. This ...

from 1988 to 1991. The signature of the Chief Cashier appears on British banknotes. Gill was replaced as Chief Cashier by Graham Kentfield.''Chief Cashiers.''
Bank of England. Retrieved 19 September 2014. He was one of the shortest serving Chief Cashiers and during Gill's tenancy, two different £5 notes were issued with his signature. Gill joined the Bank of England in 1957 after completing his

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. From 1966 to 1968 he was part of the UK delegation to the

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in Washington and in 1972 he was secretary to the bank's governor, Lord O'Brien. In 1977, he was seconded to the Treasury and in 1982 he was made head of the Foreign Exchange Division. He joined the

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in 1991 and retired in 1999.

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Series E (historical) notesA Circulated George Malcolm Gill Bank of England Twenty Pound Note
Living people Chief cashiers of the Bank of England 1934 births {{UK-business-bio-1930s-stub