Mark Florman
Carl Alan Mark Florman (born 2 November 1958) is a British businessman and entrepreneur. He is a co-founder and former CEO of the merchant banking group Maizels, Westerberg & Co.[1][2]
Professional background
In 1992, Florman was co-founder and later CEO of Maizels, Westerberg & Co.[3]
In 2009, Florman co-founded 8Miles,[4] an African private equity firm, with Bob Geldof and Kofi Annan.[5]
On 20 March 2015, Mark Florman was appointed to the BBC Trust. Florman's term began on 1 April 2015 and ends on April 2017.[3][6][7]
The Transparency Index
In February 2016, Mark Florman in conjunction with Dr Robyn Klingler-Vidra, King’s College London and LSE Enterprise with Mr Martim Jacinto Facada; created the inclusive, transparency index for measuring the overall impact of business activities upon the economy and society in general.[8][9]
Philanthropic activities
Florman co-founded the UK social justice and poverty think tank Centre for Social Justice in 2004 alongside Iain Duncan Smith.[10]
He is life Ambassador to the Centre for Social Justice[11] and Build Africa.[12]
Political donations
According to the Register of Members' Interests Florman donated £2,500 to Boris Johnson (Registered 23 December 2019).[13]
References
- ^ "Mark Florman: Executive Profile & Biography - Bloomberg". www.bloomberg.com.
- ^ "Biography". 5 January 2016.
- ^ a b "BBC - Mark Florman, Trustee for England - BBC Trust". www.bbc.co.uk.
- ^ "Home - 8 Miles". 8 Miles. 30 May 2018.
- ^ Palmer, Kate (9 September 2016). "BBC trustee Mark Florman to chair Europe-wide private equity industry body" – via www.telegraph.co.uk.
- ^ "BBC Trust appointments announced".
- ^ Science, London School of Economics and Political. "Mark Florman".
- ^ "Impact statement" (PDF). eprints.lse.ac.uk.
- ^ "Report" (PDF). www.markflorman.com.
- ^ "Interview: Mark Florman of the British Private Equity & Venture Capital Association".
- ^ "Gavin Poole and Mark Florman take charge of Centre for Social Justice - Conservative Home".
- ^ "Build Africa - Patrons and Ambassadors". Retrieved 19 January 2017.
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