Hugh Osmond

Hugh Edward Mark Osmond (born 1962) is the founder of Punch Taverns, one of the United Kingdom's largest chains of public houses.

Career

Educated at Merton College, Oxford[1] where he read Medicine,[2] Hugh Osmond went to America in 1983 and worked in clubs for a while.[3] He then joined a small investment bank in Madrid.[3] Returning to the UK he worked with Luke Johnson to launch the flotation of PizzaExpress in 1993.[4] In 1997 he founded Punch Taverns which is now one of the United Kingdom's largest chains of public houses: he was Chairman of Punch Taverns from 1997 to 2001.[4] In 2002 he became a leading partner in Sun Capital Partners:[5] that vehicle secured a major investment in Pearl Group in 2005.[6]

Hugh Osmond is a significant donor to the Conservative Party.[7]

References

  1. ^ "Business Profiles: Head to head". The Daily Telegraph (London). 8 March 2003. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/2845275/Business-Profiles-Head-to-head.html. 
  2. ^ Bowers, Simon (8 March 2003). "Taking on the inn crowd". The Guardian (London). http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2003/mar/08/money. 
  3. ^ a b "Me And My Partner: ROGER MYERS AND HUGH OSMOND". The Independent (London). 4 August 1999. http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/me-and-my-partner-roger-myers-and-hugh-osmond-1110585.html. 
  4. ^ a b Pearl Group: Board
  5. ^ Bennett, Neil (27 January 2002). "Rising of Sun is new dawn for Osmond". The Daily Telegraph (London). http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/2750832/Rising-of-Sun-is-new-dawn-for-Osmond.html. 
  6. ^ "AMP wins as UK spin-off sells life funds for $2.6bn". The Sydney Morning Herald. 11 December 2004. http://www.smh.com.au/news/Business/AMP-wins-as-UK-spinoff-sells-life-funds-for-26bn/2004/12/10/1102625535217.html. 
  7. ^ Kirkup, James (19 February 2009). "Tory donor Hugh Osmond criticises David Cameron on bank bonuses". The Daily Telegraph (London). http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/banksandfinance/4698260/Tory-donor-Hugh-Osmond-criticises-David-Cameron-on-bank-bonuses.html.