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.[1] He is one of the most respected names in the City, dubbed the ‘Godfather of hedge funds’ by the media.
In January 2009 he was appointed co-treasurer of the Conservative Party.[2] That same year he donated the party £1.65million to start an election fighting war chest.[3] He stepped down from this role in February 2012 to focus on his business interests and philanthropic work. He was replaced by Michael Farmer.[4] However, Fink was asked to step back into the role the following month amid a scandal caused by a 'cash for access' newspaper sting on co-treasurer Peter Cruddas, who resigned on 25 March 2012.
Career
In a 21 year career with Man Group, Fink oversaw the transformation of the business from a medium sized private company largely focused on agricultural commodity trading to a world leader in alternative asset management. He stepped down as Chief Executive Officer of Man Group in March 2007 but remained on the Board as Deputy Chairman. He retired from the Board at Man Group’s AGM in July 2008.
In September 2008 he came out of retirement to act as Chief Executive of International Standard Asset Management (ISAM), an absolute return investment company incorporating specialist Macro and Gold funds.
Edelman’s London Office handled the appointment of Fink for ISAM.[5]
In September 2009 he became chairman of the hedge fund-backed Academy sponsor Absolute Return for Kids.[6]
Directorships
- Beetle Capital Partners LLP (advisory business for companies and funds engaged in environmental finance)
- Earth Capital Partners LLP (asset management company investing in renewable energy projects)
- Gencore Limited (real estate investment holding company)
- Global Free Holdings Limited (holding company for Key-2 Luxury, the Global Party and Global PR)
- The Global PR Network Ltd (event management company)
- The Global Party Limited (event management company)
- ISAM (UK) Limited (asset manager)
- ISAM Services (UK) Limited (asset manager)
- Key-2 Luxury Ltd (event management company)
- Marex Group Limited (futures broker)
- Chairman and Director, Zenith Hygiene Group plc (hygiene products and non-food consumables to businesses mainly in the food or residential care sectors)
Affiliations
- Chair of Governors, Burlington Danes Academy
- Director, Oxford Centre for Hebrew and Jewish Studies
- President, Evelina Children's Hospital
References
- ↑ / UK - Preservation 'a cheap option'. Ft.com (2008-09-10). Retrieved on 2010-11-19.
- ↑ New Tory Treasurer Stanley Fink plans to blow Labour out of water, The Daily Telegraph, 16 January 2009
- ↑ Kiran Stacey, The explosion of hedge fund donations to the Tories, FT Westminster blog, 8 December 2011, acc 12 Dec 2011
- ↑ Michael Farmer appointed as new Co-Treasurer, Conservative Party News, February 6 2012, acc 13 March 2012
- ↑ Edelman press release, 25 Sept 2008
- ↑ 'Educashun News', Private Eye, No. 1245 (18 Sep-1 Oct 2009), p. 15
- ↑ Lords Register of Interests Stanley Fink, www.parliament.co.uk, acc 13 March 2012
