Martin Gilbert (businessman)
Martin Gilbert | |
|---|---|
| Born | Martin James Gilbert 13 July 1955 Malaysia |
| Nationality | British |
| Education | Robert Gordon's College |
| Alma mater | University of Aberdeen |
| Occupation | Businessman |
| Years active | 1976–present |
| Title | CEO, Aberdeen Asset Management |
| Term | 1983–present |
| Successor | Incumbent |
| Spouse | Fiona J Gilbert |
| Children | 3 |
Martin James Gilbert FRSE (born 13 July 1955) is a British businessman, chief executive (CEO) of Aberdeen Asset Management, an international investment management company, which he co-founded in 1983.[1] He was chairman of FirstGroup from 1 April 1995 to 1 January 2014.[2] He became a patron of The Aberdeen Law Project in 2010.
Early life
Born in Malaysia, Gilbert was educated at Robert Gordon's College, Aberdeen, and the University of Aberdeen and has an LLB in Law an MA in Accountancy.[3] He was in the same year of law school at the University of Aberdeen as Alistair Darling.
Career
Gilbert co-founded Aberdeen Asset Management in 1983.[3]
Gilbert received an honorary doctorate from Heriot-Watt University in 2014[4] and was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh in 2017.[5]
Personal life
Gilbert and his wife Fiona, professor of radiology at the University of Cambridge, have three children.[6]
Notes
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-07-07. Retrieved 2011-04-17.
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{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help)CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ a b "Martin James Gilbert: Executive Profile & Biography". BusinessWeek. Bloomberg. Retrieved 13 November 2012.
- ^ "Honorary Graduates Summer 2014 - News | Heriot-Watt University Edinburgh". www.hw.ac.uk. Retrieved 2016-03-24.
- ^ "RSE Welcomes 60 New Fellows" (Press release). Royal Society of Edinburgh. 15 February 2017. Retrieved 28 March 2017.
- ^ "Martin Gilbert, Aberdeen Asset Management's swashbuckling Scot with a feel for a big deal". BusinessWeek. The Telegraph. 5 July 2009. Retrieved 13 November 2012.