Net worth < £180 million Name Stanley Baron | Spouse Barbara Fink Residence London, United Kingdom | |
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Born 15 September 1957 (age 66) ( 1957-09-15 ) Manchester, England Occupation Hedge fund manager, philanthropist Children Alexander Fink, Gabriella Fink, Jordan Fink Education Manchester Grammar School, Trinity Hall, Cambridge People also search for Alexander Fink, Gabriella Fink, Jordan Fink | ||
Stanley Fink, Baron Fink (born 15 September 1957) is a British former hedge fund manager, the former CEO and deputy chairman of the Man Group plc.
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Early life
Stanley Fink was born on 15 September 1957 in Crumpsall, Manchester, England. His father ran a grocery store. He was educated at Manchester Grammar School and Trinity Hall, Cambridge.
Business career
He started his career at Arthur Andersen, an accountancy firm. He briefly worked for Mars, Incorporated, and later worked at Citibank.
He served as the Chief Executive Officer of the Man Group, a hedge fund, from 2000 to 2007. 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.
In September 2008, he came out of retirement to act as the chief executive of International Standard Asset Management (ISAM) in a partnership with Lord Levy. He serves on the Boards of Directors of 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.
In 2013 Fink was featured on web reality TV show Hedge Fund Lions Den, in which Fink interviewed three Emerging Hedge Fund Managers, and allocated $25 million in investment between the three funds.
In January 2015 Lord Fink was appointed Chairman of ISAM.
Political career
In January 2009 he was appointed co-treasurer of the Conservative Party.
On 18 January 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.
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. He is one of the top 20 biggest donors to the Conservative Party.
In February 2015 Fink was accused by Labour leader Ed Miliband as having undertaken "tax avoidance activities". Fink responded by stating that he had indeed avoided tax but stated "everyone does tax avoidance at some level".
Philanthropy
In September 2009 he became chairman of the hedge fund-backed Academy sponsor Absolute Return for Kids.
He is Chair of Governors at Ark Burlington Danes Academy.
He serves on the Board of Trustees of the Oxford Centre for Hebrew and Jewish Studies.
He is the President of Evelina Children's Hospital. In 2010, he attended a fundraiser for Norwood.
Personal life
He owns property in North London, France and Spain. He is married to Barbara Fink. They have two sons, Jordan and Alexander, and a daughter, Gabriella.