Martyn Arbib

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Sir Martyn Arbib
Born
Martyn Arbib

(1939-06-29) 29 June 1939 (age 84)
Hendon, London
Education Felsted School
OccupationBusinessman

Sir Martyn Arbib (born 27 June 1939) is a British businessman who founded and led the Perpetual fund management company during the late 20th century.

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Early life

Arbib was born in Hendon on 29 June 1939, [1] [2] and attended Felsted School, Essex. His family is Jewish. [3]

Career

Arbib founded Perpetual Limited in 1973 [4] in a small office at Hart Street, Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire. [5] The company remained in the town as it expanded into newly built headquarters in 1994. [6]

He sold Perpetual to the fund manager AMVESCAP in 2001 for more than £1 billion, receiving £113m together with AMVESCAP shares worth £300m, and the company became known as Invesco Perpetual. He is a director of the Perpetual Japanese Investment Trust plc. He stepped down from Perpetual's board in 2015. [7]

In January 2008, Swindon Town Holdings Limited, where Arbib is an investor but not a director, took control of Swindon Town FC.

The Arbib Foundation, established in 1987, sponsors schools in Slough, Berkshire which include the Langley Academy. [8] Arbib was a major benefactor in the establishment of the River and Rowing Museum at Henley, which opened in 1998. [9] He was knighted in 2003 for services to charities, especially in education. [10] [5]

Political activity

Arbib is a Conservative Party donor. During the 2019 general election, he donated £10,000 to the central party and £5,000 each to Conservative candidates Danny Kruger and Dominic Raab. [11] [12] [13]

Personal life

In his spare time, Arbib is interested in horse racing. His horse Snurge won the St. Leger Stakes in 1990. As well as Henley, he also has a home in Barbados.

His daughter Annabel is married to businessman Paddy Nicoll. [14] Her father bought Culham Court for her in 1997 for £12 million, and in 2006, the Swiss-born British financier Urs Schwarzenbach bought it for £35 million, £10 million above the asking price. [14]

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