Stanley Fink, Baron Fink (born 15 September 1957) is a British

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manager and politician, who was formerly CEO of

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plc. A member of the

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, he has been a

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in the

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since 2011.

Early life

Stanley Fink was born on 15 September 1957 in Crumpsall,

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; his father ran a

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. Fink was educated at Manchester Grammar School before going on to study at

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Business career

Fink started his career at the accountancy firm, Arthur Andersen, qualifying as

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before briefly working for

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, then joining

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. He served as chief executive officer of

, a hedge fund, from 2000 to 2007. Described as the "godfather" of the UK

industry, he is credited with building the Man Group up to its

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public company status, the largest listed hedge fund company in the world. In September 2008, Fink came out of retirement to act as the chief executive of International Standard Asset Management (ISAM) in partnership with

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. Appointed chairman of ISAM in 2015, he retired from its board in December 2018. In 2013, Fink featured on web reality TV show '' HF Lions' Den'', when Lord Fink interviewed three emerging hedge fund managers, and allocated $25 million in investment between the three

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. Fink serves on the board of

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and was a chairman and largest shareholder of Zenith Hygiene Group for 10 years, which was sold to Bain Capital in 2018. Fink is a seed investor in Ecometrica, a leading environmental software business which, headquartered in

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, operates globally. An early investor in New Forests Company, among the largest sustainable forestry businesses in Africa operating in Uganda, Tanzania and Rwanda, the company has become a market leader in the provision of sustainable wood and FSC-certified transmission poles throughout East Africa. In July 2018, Fink was appointed as Global Special Advisor to eToro. Later that year, the Fink family office was formed, which invests predominantly in PropTech, FinTech and EdTech ventures, and includes: * British Pearl – property investment platform: also chairman; * Farillio – speedy, easy law; * Bud – leaders in open banking; * Seneca Learning – a leading education platform; * PiTops – a leading STEM, creative learning company; * Blackbullion – helping teach students financial literacy; * Project Etopia – leading modular building company, also chairman; ** part owner of hotel group, K2, with 2 leading luxury hotels in Courchevel.

Political career

In January 2009, Fink was appointed Co-Treasurer of the

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on 18 January 2011, he took the title of Baron Fink, ''of Northwood in the County of Middlesex''; Lord and Lady Fink were regular guests of

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and, after the resignation of

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over a cash-for-access controversy, Lord Fink returned as Treasurer of the Conservative Party, which he had previously given £2.62m: he is among the top 20 biggest donors to the Conservative Party. In February 2015, Fink was accused by the

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of undertaking "

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activities". In reply, he stated simply that not only he avoided tax, but that "everyone does tax avoidance at some level".

Philanthropy

Lord Fink is Chairman of Governors at

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of Evelina Children's Hospital and serves on the

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of the

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. In September 2009, he was appointed chairman of

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'', No. 1245 (18 Sep – 1 October 2009), p. 15 In 2010, he and

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attended a fundraiser for learning difficulties charity Norwood, of which he is a

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.A large crowd raises £3.3m for Norwood's services
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'', 23 November 2010

Personal life

In 1981, Fink married Barbara Paskin; they have two sons, Jordan and Alex, and a daughter, Gabriella, and live in north London, as well as owning property in France and Spain.

Arms

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Fink, Stanley 1957 births Living people People from Crumpsall People educated at Manchester Grammar School Alumni of Trinity Hall, Cambridge British hedge fund managers English financial businesspeople British chief executives Conservative Party (UK) life peers British Eurosceptics English philanthropists Fellows of King's College London Life peers created by Elizabeth II