The Lord Fink | |
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Born | 15 September 1957 Manchester, UK[1] |
Nationality | British |
Occupation | CEO of ISAM |
Known for | Hedge fund executive |
Website | |
http://stanleyfink.com/ |
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]
Educated at Manchester Grammar School and Trinity Hall, Cambridge, Fink worked for Citibank before the Man Group, where he rose to be CEO from 2000 to 2007.[3] Fink 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.[4][5] He was ranked 698th in the Sunday Times Rich List 2008 with a personal fortune of £118 million.[6] 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.[7] In January 2009 he was appointed co-treasurer of the Conservative Party.[8] In September 2009 he became chairman of the hedge fund-backed Academy sponsor Absolute Return for Kids.[9]