Paul "The Plumber" Davidson

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Paul "The Plumber" Davidson (born 1955) is a British businessman who made, and then lost, a fortune when he floated his business on the London Stock Exchange and has since floated a new firm, Fluid Leader Group plc, on the BBC London Plus market in 2008. [1] [2]

A former pipe-fitter, from which his nickname derives, Davidson was fined £750,000 by the Financial Services Authority for market abuse in 2004, [3] a fine which was subsequently overturned. [4]

References

  1. The Plumber has another fortune in the pipeline by Nick Mathiason in The Observer, 3 August 2008. Retrieved 29 November 2013.
  2. 'Plumber' chasing £100M pay-out Macclesfield Express, 24 May 2006. Retrieved 29 November 2013.
  3. Paul the Plumber gives court an issue to address in £15,000 claim by Anna White in The Telegraph , 20 January 2012. Retrieved 29 November 2013.
  4. ‘The Plumber’ asks FSA for help after ‘removal’ from Fluid Leader The Independent , 22 February 2009. Retrieved 29 November 2013.