Stanley Fink, Baron Fink
The Lord Fink | |
|---|---|
| Born | 15 September 1957 |
| Nationality |  British |
| Occupation | CEO of ISAM |
| Known for | Hedge fund executive |
| Website | http://stanleyfink.com/ |
- "Stan Fink" redirects here, for American lawyer see Stanley Fink.
Stanley Fink, Baron Fink (born 15 September 1957) is a British hedge fund manager, the former CEO and deputy chairman of the Man Group plc.[2]
Biography
Stanley Fink was educated at Manchester Grammar School and Trinity Hall, Cambridge. He is married to Barbara.[3]
Business career
Fink worked for Citibank before the Man Group, where he rose to be CEO from 2000 to 2007.[4]
He has been described as the "godfather" of the UK hedge fund industry and has been credited with building the Man Group up to its current status as a FTSE 100 company and the largest listed hedge fund company in the world.[5][6]
He was ranked 698th in the Sunday Times Rich List 2008 with a personal fortune of £118 million.[7]
In September 2008 it was announced that Fink would come out of retirement to act as the chief executive of International Standard Asset Management (Isam) in a partnership with Lord Levy.[8]
Lord Fink is a director of a number of financial services companies, including Beetle Capital Partners, Earth Capital Partners, Gencore Ltd, Global Free Holdings Ltd, and Marex Group.
He is also a director of Key-2 Luxury Ltd, an event management company, and is Chairman of Zenith Hygiene Group.[9]
Political career
In January 2009 he was appointed co-treasurer of the Conservative Party.[10]
In 2011, he was made a life peer, taking the title of Baron Fink, of Northwood in the County of Middlesex.
Lord and Lady Fink have been guests of David Cameron at Chequers.[11]
After the resignation of Peter Cruddas over a cash-for-access controversy, Lord Fink returned to the position of treasurer of the Conservative Party. Fink previously donated £2.62m to the Conservative party [3].
Other interests
In September 2009 he became chairman of the hedge fund-backed Academy sponsor Absolute Return for Kids.[12]
He is Chair of Governors at Burlington Danes Academy, director of the Oxford Centre for Hebrew and Jewish Studies and president of Evelina Children's Hospital.
References
- ^ Finance and philanthropy: The acceptable face of Capitalism - Business Analysis & Features, Business. The Independent (2006-09-08). Retrieved on 2010-11-19.
- ^ / UK - Preservation 'a cheap option'. Ft.com (2008-09-10). Retrieved on 2010-11-19.
- ^ http://www.thejc.com/galleries/norwood/a-large-crowd-raises-%C2%A333m-norwoods-services?img=9
- ^ Stanley Fink: the new Tory Party treasurer, The Daily Telegraph, 16 January 2009
- ^ The hedge fund Godfather - Business Analysis & Features, Business. The Independent (2008-05-30). Retrieved on 2010-11-19.
- ^ London City based Financial, Business and Stock Market News. City A.M.. Retrieved on 2010-11-19.
- ^ [1][dead link]
- ^ [2][dead link]
- ^ "Official biography". House of Lords.
- ^ New Tory Treasurer Stanley Fink plans to blow Labour out of water, The Daily Telegraph, 16 January 2009
- ^ "List of Chequers guests" (PDF). Conservative Home.
- ^ 'Educashun News', Private Eye, No. 1245 (18 Sep-1 Oct 2009), p. 15