Stanley Fink, Baron Fink

The Lord Fink
Born 15 September 1957
Manchester, UK[1]
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]

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]

References

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  2. ^ / UK - Preservation 'a cheap option'. Ft.com (2008-09-10). Retrieved on 2010-11-19.
  3. ^ Stanley Fink: the new Tory Party treasurer, The Daily Telegraph, 16 January 2009
  4. ^ The hedge fund Godfather - Business Analysis & Features, Business. The Independent (2008-05-30). Retrieved on 2010-11-19.
  5. ^ London City based Financial, Business and Stock Market News. City A.M.. Retrieved on 2010-11-19.
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  8. ^ New Tory Treasurer Stanley Fink plans to blow Labour out of water, The Daily Telegraph, 16 January 2009
  9. ^ 'Educashun News', Private Eye, No. 1245 (18 Sep-1 Oct 2009), p. 15