Rhodesia (region) was first used to refer to the region by white settlers in the 1890s who informally named their new home after Cecil Rhodes, the Company's founder and managing director. It was used in newspapers from 1891 and was made official by the Company in 1895. To confuse matters, Southern Rhodesia, which became a self-governing colony of the United Kingdom in 1923, referred to itself simply as "Rhodesia" from 1964 to 1979, and in 1965 unilaterally declared independence under that name. It thereafter briefly renamed itself "Zimbabwe Rhodesia" in 1979. The usage of the term Rhodesia to refer to the historical
Andy Preston (businessman) or leave the European Union. After being linked as a potential candidate to become the first Tees Valley Mayor, Preston ruled himself out of the race but warned against the election of a "career politician" Andy Preston (businessman) Andy Preston (born 31 July 1966) is an English businessman and charity chairman. He runs a number of businesses and charities. He also stood for the role of elected mayor of Middlesbrough in 2015. He was a high-profile City trader and also ran a $5.5bln international hedge fund business. After retiring from fund management, Preston moved back to the North of England.