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Longleat House was built in the sixteenth century by [[John Thynne | Sir John Thynn]] on the site of a dissolved priory, and in 1949 became the first stately home in Britain to be opened to the public on a commercial basis.<ref>[http://www.longleat.co.uk/explore/longleat-house Longleat website]</ref><ref>[http://www.stately-homes.com/longleat-house Stately-Homes.com]</ref><ref>[http://uktv.co.uk/blighty/listing/aid/586083 UKTV]</ref> The house, park and attractions are open from mid-February to the start of November each year.<ref>[http://www.longleat.co.uk/plan-your-visit/opening-dates-and-times Longleat website]</ref> The 9,800-acre estate, of which the park occupies 900 acres, has long been one of the Britain’s top tourist attractions, and has motivated other large landowners to generate income from their heritage in response to rising maintenance costs.<ref>[http://visitbath.co.uk/site/things-to-do/attractions/longleat-p42901 Visit Bath]</ref><ref>[http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/wildlife/8469300/Ceawlin-Thynn-interview-It-was-a-different-normality-says-the-young-lion-of-Longleat.html The Daily Telegraph]</ref> Longleat leases 400 acres of land to [[Center Parcs]] for the operation of the Longleat Forest holiday village.<ref>[http://www.warminsterpeople.co.uk/Center-Parcs-Warminster-completes-pound-100k/story-13314804-detail/story.html Warminster People]</ref>
Longleat House was built in the sixteenth century by [[John Thynne | Sir John Thynn]] on the site of a dissolved priory, and in 1949 became the first stately home in Britain to be opened to the public on a commercial basis.<ref>[http://www.longleat.co.uk/explore/longleat-house Longleat website]</ref><ref>[http://www.stately-homes.com/longleat-house Stately-Homes.com]</ref><ref>[http://uktv.co.uk/blighty/listing/aid/586083 UKTV]</ref> The house, park and attractions are open from mid-February to the start of November each year.<ref>[http://www.longleat.co.uk/plan-your-visit/opening-dates-and-times Longleat website]</ref> The 9,800-acre estate, of which the park occupies 900 acres, has long been one of the Britain’s top tourist attractions, and has motivated other large landowners to generate income from their heritage in response to rising maintenance costs.<ref>[http://visitbath.co.uk/site/things-to-do/attractions/longleat-p42901 Visit Bath]</ref><ref>[http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/wildlife/8469300/Ceawlin-Thynn-interview-It-was-a-different-normality-says-the-young-lion-of-Longleat.html The Daily Telegraph]</ref> Longleat leases 400 acres of land to [[Center Parcs]] for the operation of the Longleat Forest holiday village.<ref>[http://www.warminsterpeople.co.uk/Center-Parcs-Warminster-completes-pound-100k/story-13314804-detail/story.html Warminster People]</ref>


In 2010, Ceawlin Thynn became Executive Chairman of Wombat's Holdings GmbH – a chain of premium quality hostels in Germany and Austria – having acquired a majority stake in the company.<ref>[http://www.thesundaytimes.co.uk/sto/business/Retail_and_leisure/article671276.ece The Sunday Times]</ref><ref>[http://www.linkedin.com/pub/ceawlin-thynn/1/69a/aa3 LinkedIn]</ref> Wombat’s hostels were voted the best in the world by customers of Hostelworld in 2006, 2007, 2008, and 2009.<ref>[http://www.hostelworld.com/wombats Hostel World]</ref> In 2010, the Wombat’s City Hostel in Vienna won a Lifetime Achievement Award in recognition of ‘twelve years of unparalleled service’.<ref>[http://www.webresint.com/pressrelease.php?PressID=712&Type=Coverage Web Reservations International]</ref> The existing offering includes three units in Vienna comprising a total of nearly 1,000 beds, one unit in Berlin with 350 beds and one in Munich with 300 beds.<ref>[http://pureaustriandesign.com/news/18821 Pure Austrian Design]</ref> The company is now preparing to expand into other major European cities, including London, Paris, Barcelona, Madrid, Budapest, Prague and Rome. <ref>[http://www.thesundaytimes.co.uk/sto/business/Retail_and_leisure/article671276.ece The Sunday Times]</ref> Wombat’s is widely considered to be the premium product within the hostel sector.<ref>[http://www.linkedin.com/pub/ceawlin-thynn/1/69a/aa3 LinkedIn]</ref>
In 2010, Ceawlin Thynn became Executive Chairman of Wombat's Holdings GmbH – a chain of premium quality hostels in Germany and Austria – having acquired a majority stake in the company.<ref>[http://www.thesundaytimes.co.uk/sto/business/Retail_and_leisure/article671276.ece The Sunday Times]</ref><ref>[http://www.linkedin.com/pub/ceawlin-thynn/1/69a/aa3 LinkedIn]</ref> <ref>[http://www.wombats-hostels.com Wombats Hostels]</ref> Wombat’s hostels were voted the best in the world by customers of Hostelworld in 2006, 2007, 2008, and 2009.<ref>[http://www.hostelworld.com/wombats Hostel World]</ref> In 2010, the Wombat’s City Hostel in Vienna won a Lifetime Achievement Award in recognition of ‘twelve years of unparalleled service’.<ref>[http://www.webresint.com/pressrelease.php?PressID=712&Type=Coverage Web Reservations International]</ref> The existing offering includes three units in Vienna comprising a total of nearly 1,000 beds, one unit in Berlin with 350 beds and one in Munich with 300 beds.<ref>[http://pureaustriandesign.com/news/18821 Pure Austrian Design]</ref> The company is now preparing to expand into other major European cities, including London, Paris, Barcelona, Madrid, Budapest, Prague and Rome. <ref>[http://www.thesundaytimes.co.uk/sto/business/Retail_and_leisure/article671276.ece The Sunday Times]</ref> Wombat’s is widely considered to be the premium product within the hostel sector.<ref>[http://www.linkedin.com/pub/ceawlin-thynn/1/69a/aa3 LinkedIn]</ref> <ref>[http://www.wombats-hostels.com Wombats Hostels]</ref>


==Media Coverage==
==Media Coverage==

Revision as of 09:57, 24 October 2011

Ceawlin Thynn
Born6th June 1974
NationalityBritish
OccupationBusinessman
PositionsExecutive Chairman - Wombat Holdings

Director - Finmetron AB

Executive Chairman - Longleat Enterprises Ltd Trustee & Investment Director - The Lion Trust

Ceawlin Thynn, born 6 June 1974, is a British businessman and the second child of Alexander Thynn, 7th Marquess of Bath and his wife, Anna Gael Gyarmathy.[1] He is involved in a number of companies in the leisure, tourism, real estate and financial services sectors.[2]

Education

Ceawlin Thynn attended Kingdown Comprehensive School in Warminster, Wiltshire, and read economics and philosophy at University College London. [3][4]

Business

Ceawlin Thynn began his business career as an emerging markets specialist at the London investment bank Caspian Securities, before becoming a partner in Sabre Projects – a real estate development firm.[5] At Sabre he put together a project with Group Menatep, the holding company of Russia’s then-largest oil company, Yukos, to develop an internationally branded mid-market hotel in every major city in Russia.[6][7]

Since June 2010, Ceawlin Thynn has been a director at Finmetron AB, a Swedish listed firm offering factoring services in Russia. [8][9][10]

In 2008, he formed The Lion Trust, a private equity vehicle of which he is the principal.[11] The Lion Trust invests in a range of mature and emerging markets. [12] [13]

In January 2009, Ceawlin Thynn became chairman of Longleat Enterprises, a limited company which comprises operations at Longleat House and Safari Park on the family estate of Longleat, near Warminster in Wiltshire, as well as the commercial activities at Cheddar Gorge, in the Mendip Hills in Somerset.[14][15] [16] Longleat Safari Park opened in 1966 as the first drive through safari park outside Africa, and is currently home to over five hundred animals, including giraffe, monkeys, rhino, lion, tigers and wolves.[17][18] Following Lord Bath’s retirement in 2010, Ceawlin Thynn hired a new Chief Executive – David Bradley, formerly of Legoland – to take the Longleat product and brand forward.[19][20] Together they have distilled a long term strategy for Longleat, hiring designers from Hollywood to develop new attractions in addition to the Safari Park including the ‘Jungle Kingdom’, ‘Monkey Temple’ & ‘Hunters of the Sky’. [21][22] Cheetahs are the most recent additions to the safari park with six having arrived in August 2011.[23] Four lion cubs were born in September 2011, making a total of 10 cubs born this year, and Disney named two of them Simba and Nala as part of a co-promotion agreement for the upcoming Lion King 3D film.[24]

Longleat House was built in the sixteenth century by Sir John Thynn on the site of a dissolved priory, and in 1949 became the first stately home in Britain to be opened to the public on a commercial basis.[25][26][27] The house, park and attractions are open from mid-February to the start of November each year.[28] The 9,800-acre estate, of which the park occupies 900 acres, has long been one of the Britain’s top tourist attractions, and has motivated other large landowners to generate income from their heritage in response to rising maintenance costs.[29][30] Longleat leases 400 acres of land to Center Parcs for the operation of the Longleat Forest holiday village.[31]

In 2010, Ceawlin Thynn became Executive Chairman of Wombat's Holdings GmbH – a chain of premium quality hostels in Germany and Austria – having acquired a majority stake in the company.[32][33] [34] Wombat’s hostels were voted the best in the world by customers of Hostelworld in 2006, 2007, 2008, and 2009.[35] In 2010, the Wombat’s City Hostel in Vienna won a Lifetime Achievement Award in recognition of ‘twelve years of unparalleled service’.[36] The existing offering includes three units in Vienna comprising a total of nearly 1,000 beds, one unit in Berlin with 350 beds and one in Munich with 300 beds.[37] The company is now preparing to expand into other major European cities, including London, Paris, Barcelona, Madrid, Budapest, Prague and Rome. [38] Wombat’s is widely considered to be the premium product within the hostel sector.[39] [40]

Media Coverage

Ceawlin Thynn has been mentioned in a number of UK national newspapers. Significant recent examples include:

An article by Jasper Gerard published in The Daily Telegraph on 22 April 2011 titled, Ceawlin Thynn interview: It was a different normality, says the young lion of Longleat, discussing his childhood, his relationship with his father, and future of the Longleat Estate. [41]

An article by Matthew Goodman published in The Sunday Times on 17 July 2011 titled, Longleat heir moves into hostels, outlining his acquisition of a majority stake in Wombat’s Holdings, and his plans for expanding the business.[42]

An article by Emine Saner published in the London Evening Standard on 16 June 2004 titled, The viscount who cleaned the loos – a comprehensive profile of his early years at Longleat, his attitude to his father’s eccentricities, and his business career.[43]

References

  1. ^ London Evening Standard
  2. ^ LinkedIn
  3. ^ thePeerage.com
  4. ^ London Evening Standard
  5. ^ London Evening Standard
  6. ^ Moscow Times
  7. ^ Hotel News Resource
  8. ^ LinkedIn
  9. ^ Finmetron website
  10. ^ ft.com/marketsdata
  11. ^ This Is Somerset
  12. ^ LinkedIn
  13. ^ Eredene Capital website
  14. ^ LinkedIn
  15. ^ The Times
  16. ^ Cheddar Gorge
  17. ^ Tourist Information UK
  18. ^ Picture The UK
  19. ^ The Daily Telegraph
  20. ^ The Independent
  21. ^ The Daily Telegraph
  22. ^ LinkedIn
  23. ^ Warminster Web
  24. ^ Heart FM
  25. ^ Longleat website
  26. ^ Stately-Homes.com
  27. ^ UKTV
  28. ^ Longleat website
  29. ^ Visit Bath
  30. ^ The Daily Telegraph
  31. ^ Warminster People
  32. ^ The Sunday Times
  33. ^ LinkedIn
  34. ^ Wombats Hostels
  35. ^ Hostel World
  36. ^ Web Reservations International
  37. ^ Pure Austrian Design
  38. ^ The Sunday Times
  39. ^ LinkedIn
  40. ^ Wombats Hostels
  41. ^ The Daily Telegraph
  42. ^ The Sunday Times
  43. ^ London Evening Standard
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