Robert Tchenguiz
Robert Tchenguiz | |
|---|---|
| Born | Robert Khadouri 9 September 1960 Tehran, Iran |
| Citizenship | British |
| Occupation | Property developer |
| Title | Co-chairman, Rotch Property Group |
| Spouse | Heather Bird |
| Children | 2 |
| Parent(s) | Violet Khadouri Victor Khadouri |
| Relatives | Vincent Tchenguiz (brother) |
| Family | Vincent Tchenguiz (brother) Lisa Tchenguiz (sister) |
Robert Tchenguiz (born 9 September 1960) is a British entrepreneur, securities dealer and the brother of Vincent Tchenguiz.
Early life
Tchenguiz was born in Tehran, Iran, to an Iraqi-Jewish family,[2] the son of Victor and Violet Khadouri.[3] His family left Iraq in 1948 and settled in Iran, where his father, a jeweler, worked for the Shah and ran the country's mint.[3] He also changed the family surname from Khadouri to Tchenguiz.
In 1979 the family moved in England after the Iranian revolution.[3] He has one brother and one sister: Vincent Tchenguiz and Lisa Tchenguiz (formerly married to BBC Radio 1 disc jockey, Gary Davies,[4] and South African-born Del Monte CEO, Vivian Imerman).[5]
Career
In 2000 in the wake of the collapse of the Icelandic Kaupthing Bank, Robert Tchenguiz was suspected of fraudulent dealings and was arrested in a dawn raid in 2011; however, the investigation ended in 2012 with the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) citing "insufficient evidence", and no indictment was ever brought.[6] In fact, Tchenguiz lost millions of pounds in Kaupthing's collapse.[6] Robert Tchenguiz sued the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) for false imprisonment and damages to his businesses.[7] Due to mishandling of the inquiry, the court had already ordered the SFO to pay 80% of Robert Tchenguiz's legal expenses in the matter.[8] SFO settled with Tchenguiz for a sum of £1.5m.[9]
Personal life
In 2005, he married his longtime girlfriend, American Heather Bird; they have two children.[10]
References
- ^ "Vincent and Robert Tchenguiz". The Times. London. Archived from the original on 5 May 2009.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ Mira Bar-Hillel (September 26, 2012). "The Brothers". The London Magazine. Retrieved 6 October 2013.
- ^ a b c The Daily Telegraph: "Lisa Tchenguiz and Vivian Imerman: profiles" January 22, 2010
- ^ The Daily Telegraph: "Just like Diana, I had three people in my marriage" By Bryony Gordon March 6, 2013
- ^ The Daily Mail: "Man from Del Monte says yes to £15m divorce (that's £85m less than she wanted)" By Jack Doyle February 22, 2013
- ^ a b Russell, Jonathan (15 October 2012). "SFO drops multi-million investigation into Robert Tchenguiz". The Daily Telegraph.
- ^ "Tchenguiz brothers seek millions from Serious Fraud Office". The Guardian. 3 December 2012.
- ^ Lipman, Jennifer (15 November 2012). "New blow to Serious Fraud Office as agency told to pay Tchenguiz legal costs". The Jewish Chronicle. London.
- ^ https://www.theguardian.com/business/2014/jul/31/tycoon-robert-tchenguiz-damages-serious-fraud-office-iceland-banks
- ^ The Daily Mail: "Tchenguiz and his wife reunited" September 14, 2010