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Odey Family
Odey is a surname. Notable people include: *Crispin Odey (born 1959), billionaire British hedge fund manager *Damon Odey (born 1971), New Zealand politician, mayor of Timaru *George Odey (1900–1985), British Conservative Party politician *John Odey John Ogar Odey (November 1, 1959 – 7 October 2018) was appointed Nigerian minister of information and communications in July 2007, and became minister for environment in December 2008 after President Umaru Yar'Adua reshuffled his cabinet. B ... (born 1959), Nigerian politician * Stephen Odey (born 1998), Nigerian footballer {{surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crispin Odey
Robin Crispin William Odey (born January 1959)O'Hannelly, Padraig"Investment Greats: Crispin Odey" Motley Fool, 2 October 2009. Retrieved 13 June 2012. is a London-based hedge fund manager and the founding partner of Odey Asset Management. In April 2011 the firm had $6.5 to $7 billion under management, with Odey personally running $4 billion of assets.Blackhurst, Chris (1 April 2011)"The MT Interview: Crispin Odey of Odey Asset Management" ''Management Today''. Retrieved 13 June 2012. According to ''Bloomberg'' in November 2017, he is "known for his bearish outlook" on the markets. According to The ''Sunday Times Rich List'' in 2020, Odey and his then wife Nichola Pease were worth £825 million. Early life and education Odey was born in the East Riding of Yorkshire, the only son of (George) Richard Odey. His father was from a family of Yorkshire industrialists, and his grandfather George Odey, "a formidable bully", had been the Conservative MP for Beverley. His ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Damon Odey
Damon Odey (born 17 May 1971) is the former mayor of the New Zealand town of Timaru. Biography Odey was born in 1971 in South Canterbury, New Zealand. He later moved into the town of Timaru. Odey's professional background is in engineering. His first job was as a boat builder and later he became the managing director A chief executive officer (CEO), also known as a central executive officer (CEO), chief administrator officer (CAO) or just chief executive (CE), is one of a number of corporate executives charged with the management of an organization especially ... of Parr & Co Engineering; he has been in that role since 2002. He has a wife and three children. In 2013 he ran for Timaru's mayoralty and his election opponent was Steve Earnshaw. Odey obtained 10,335 votes whilst Earnshaw received 5,799, and Odey was thus declared elected. He succeeded Janie Annear as mayor who did not stand again in 2013. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Odey, Damon Living people 1971 births May ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Odey
George William Odey CBE DL (21 April 1900 – 16 October 1985) was a Conservative Party politician in the United Kingdom who served as a Member of Parliament (MP) from 1947 to 1955. He was educated at Faversham Grammar School and University College London. He was elected as MP for the Howdenshire constituency at a by-election in 1947. When that constituency was abolished in boundary changes for the 1950 general election, he was returned to the House of Commons at for the newly recreated Beverley constituency, and held the seat until its abolition for the 1955 general election. On 18 November 1952 he was made Honorary Air Commodore of No. 3505 (East Riding) Fighter Control Unit, Royal Auxiliary Air Force. On 7 February 1977 he was made a Deputy Lieutenant for the County of Humberside. References Sources * * External links * 1900 births 1985 deaths People educated at Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, Faversham Alumni of University College London Co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Odey
John Ogar Odey (November 1, 1959 – 7 October 2018) was appointed Nigerian minister of information and communications in July 2007, and became minister for environment in December 2008 after President Umaru Yar'Adua reshuffled his cabinet. Biography Odey graduated with a B.Sc. in banking and finance from the University of Calabar in 1986. He has been active within the media, with positions such as general manager for South-South Communication and chairman of News Agency of Nigeria. He was appointed National Publicity Secretary of the People's Democratic Party (PDP) in 2004. He served as minister of information and communications and then as minister for the environment in the cabinet of Umaru Yar'Adua. In March 2010, he handed over to the permanent secretary for the ministry of environment after Vice President Goodluck Jonathan Goodluck Ebele Azikiwe Jonathan (born 20 November 1957)Lawson Heyford, ''The Source'' (Lagos), 11 December 2006. is a Nigerian politician who ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |