Charles Finch (British businessman)

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Charles Finch
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Finch in 2021
Born
Charles Peter George Thomas Ingle Finch

(1962-08-15) 15 August 1962 (age 61)
London
NationalityBritish
Education Gordonstoun
Occupation(s)Businessman and film producer
Parents
Relatives George Ingle Finch (grandfather)
Website charlesfinch.com

Charles P. Finch (born 15 August 1962) is a British businessman, film producer and publisher. Finch is the CEO of the brand development and investment company Finch + Partners, and is editor-in-chief of film, arts & culture magazine A Rabbit's Foot. [1]

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Early life and family

Born Charles Peter George Thomas Ingle Finch, Finch is the son of the actor Peter Finch and grandson of the chemist and mountaineer George Finch. Finch was raised in Jamaica and France and schooled at Gordonstoun, in Scotland. His mother was the British-born South African actress and writer Yolande Turner nee Turnbull. [2]

Career

Film

Finch wrote and directed the 1988 fantasy film Priceless Beauty, and the 1991 thriller Where Sleeping Dogs Lie . He wrote, directed and acted in the 1998 film Never Ever. Films Finch has produced include Bad Girls (1994), which starred Andie MacDowell and Drew Barrymore and was co-written by his mother Yolande Turner; and Spider (2002), which starred Ralph Fiennes and was directed by David Cronenberg. [3]

In 2008 Finch was executive producer on Battle for Haditha , a dramatisation of the Haditha massacre of 2005, in which 24 unarmed Iraqi men, women and children were killed by United States Marines. The film was directed by Nick Broomfield and aired on Channel 4. It was awarded the Grierson Award for Best Drama Documentary. [4] In 2014, Finch was executive producer on Broomfield's Tales of the Grim Sleeper , which was shortlisted for the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature. [5] He was also executive producer on Broomfield's 2017 documentary Whitney: Can I Be Me. [6] Finch was also executive producer on the 2017 documentary Love, Cecil, a portrait of the photographer Cecil Beaton, directed by Lisa Immordino Vreeland. [7]

Business

After a 10-year career of writing, directing and producing films, Finch became an agent at William Morris Agency in 1997. [8] He was responsible for working with artists including Kevin Spacey, John Malkovich, Willem Dafoe, Cate Blanchett and Kristin Scott-Thomas, as well as corporate clients including Granada, BBC, Carlton, Pearson, and Channel 4. [9] [ failed verification ]

In 2005, Finch left William Morris and founded Finch + Partners to connect his celebrity friends with branding and endorsement opportunities. [8] Clients include DIOR, Chanel, Armani, Pernod Ricard, LVMH, PACE, Jaeger-Le Coultre, Cartier, Gucci, and Mulberry, as well as consumer brands such as Kleenex, Aviva, BT and BA. [10] [ better source needed ]

In 2011, Finch started a leisure and swimwear brand, Chucs Dive & Mountain Shop. [11] Chucs Bar and Grill opened in August 2014 on Dover Street. [12] In 2014, Finch sold a majority stake in Chucs to Oakley Capital. He remains a shareholder and on the board of directors of the subsidiary.

In the spring of 2015, Finch became a shareholder and vice-chairman of the upscale grocery retailer Dean & DeLuca following its acquisition by Pace Development. Subsequently, in 2016, he became worldwide chairman, with the aim of further developing and expanding the brand globally. [13] Finch resigned from the board in February 2019.

Finch has interests in a number of companies. He is on the board of Assouline, a luxury book publisher, and of the fashion house Giles Deacon. He is also a shareholder and on the board of the film-streaming platform Mubi. [14]

Publishing

Filmography

Producer

Writer

Actor

Appearance as self

Director

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