Mark Florman

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Mark Florman
Born (1958-11-02) 2 November 1958 (age 65)
London, England
Nationality British
Education Harrow School
Alma mater London School of Economics
OccupationCEO Time Partners Limited
SpouseAlexia Florman
Children3
Website https://www.markflorman.com/

Carl Alan Mark Florman (born 2 November 1958) is a British businessman. He is a co-founder and former CEO of the merchant banking group, Maizels, Westerberg & Co. [1] [2] and Time Partners Limited. [3] Florman led the review of governance for UK public bodies in 2021. [4]

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Education and professional background

Florman was educated at Harrow before attending the London School of Economics. [5] [6]

In 1992, Florman was co-founder and later CEO of Maizels, Westerberg & Co. [7]

In 2009, Florman co-founded 8Miles, [8] an African private equity firm, with Bob Geldof and Kofi Annan. [9]

In 2013, Mark Florman co-founded the investment and corporate advisory firm Time Partners. [10] A stated aim of the company is to create a virtuous circle between the way in which a company is run, its ability to attract capital and its service to the broader community. [11] [12] [13]

On 20 March 2015, Mark Florman was appointed to the BBC Trust. Florman's term began on 1 April 2015 and ended in April 2017. [7] [14] [15]

In 2018, he was appointed as a non-executive director of the Home Office.

In 2021, he became chair of the Sovereign Wealth Fund of Mauritius, the Mauritius Investment Corporation (MIC). [16]

The External Rate of Return

In February 2016, Mark Florman in conjunction with Dr Robyn Klingler-Vidra, King's College London and LSE Enterprise with Mr Martim Jacinto Facada; created the External Rate of Return (ERR), an inclusive, transparency index for measuring the overall impact of business activities upon the economy and society in general. [17] [18]

Philanthropic activities

Florman co-founded the UK social justice and poverty think tank Centre for Social Justice in 2004 alongside Iain Duncan Smith, Tim Montgomerie and Philippa Stroud. [19] [20]

He is life Ambassador to the Centre for Social Justice [21] and Build Africa. [22]

Academic Relationships

Florman is a distinguished fellow at INSEAD Global Private Equity Initiative, a visiting senior fellow at the London School of Economics and a visiting professor at the Policy Institute King's College London.

Political work

According to the Register of Members' Interests Florman donated £2,500 to Boris Johnson (Registered 23 December 2019). [23]

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  2. ↑ "Biography". 5 January 2016.
  3. ↑ "Mark Florman". Time Partners. Retrieved 2021-11-03.
  4. ↑ "Public Bodies Non-Executive Director Principles". GOV.UK. Retrieved 2022-02-19.
  5. ↑ "Mark Florman, Trustee for England". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
  6. ↑ "Mark Florman: 'We have to stop fighting the past as there's a bigger threat to come'". www.telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
  7. 1 2 "BBC - Mark Florman, Trustee for England - BBC Trust". www.bbc.co.uk.
  8. ↑ "Home - 8 Miles". 8 Miles. 30 May 2018.
  9. ↑ Palmer, Kate (9 September 2016). "BBC trustee Mark Florman to chair Europe-wide private equity industry body". The Telegraph– via www.telegraph.co.uk.
  10. ↑ "Time Partners" . Retrieved 21 August 2020.
  11. ↑ "Financial Times". 15 June 2020. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
  12. ↑ "Financial Times". 9 June 2020. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
  13. ↑ "INSEAD KNOWLEDGE, Impact Investing in Covid-19 Times: A Three-Step Mission". 18 June 2020. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
  14. ↑ "BBC Trust appointments announced".
  15. ↑ Science, London School of Economics and Political. "Mark Florman".
  16. ↑ "Leadership - Mauritius Investment Corporation".
  17. ↑ "Impact statement" (PDF). eprints.lse.ac.uk.
  18. ↑ "Report" (PDF). www.markflorman.com.
  19. ↑ "Companies House: List of Officers of the Centre for Social Justice".
  20. ↑ "Interview: Mark Florman of the British Private Equity & Venture Capital Association".
  21. ↑ "Gavin Poole and Mark Florman take charge of Centre for Social Justice - Conservative Home". 27 June 2010.
  22. ↑ "Build Africa - Patrons and Ambassadors". 5 November 2013. Retrieved 19 January 2017.
  23. ↑ "House of Commons - the Register of Members' Financial Interests (14 April 2020: Johnson, Boris )".
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