Andrew Andy Preston
| Andy Preston | |
|---|---|
| Born |
31 July 1966 (age 49) Middlesbrough, England |
| Occupation | Businessman, charity chairman |
| Years active | 2013–present |
| Title | Chairman, Middlesbrough and Teesside Philanthropic Foundation , Chairman CEO Sleepout charity, Chairman Tees Valley Multi Academy Trust |
Andrew “Andy” Preston, (born 1966), is an English businessman and charity chairman. He runs a number of businesses and charities.[1] He also stood for the role of elected mayor of Middlesbrough in 2015.[2] He was a city trader and also ran a $5bln international hedge fund. business. The first charity he founded was Middlesbrough and Teesside Philanthropic Foundation which raises and distributes funds to boost communities across the urban area of Teesside. A couple of years later Andy launched a new charity called CEO Sleepout which holds events across the UK to raise funds to combat homelessness and poverty. Andy Preston is involved in numerous businesses in North East England and invests in commercial property. In a declared attempt to halt what he described as "decades of decline" in Middlesbrough, Preston stood for election in 2015 to become elected mayor of Middlesbrough, narrowly losing out to Labour’s Dave Budd by about 256 votes. [3]
References
- ↑ "CEO Sleepout UK - An Interview with founder Andy Preston". North West Business Life. Retrieved 2016-02-28.
- ↑ "Middlesbrough mayor referendum: Andy Preston 'would stand'". BBC News. Retrieved 2016-02-28.
- ↑ "Dave Budd replaces Ray Mallon as Middlesbrough mayor". BBC News. Retrieved 2016-02-28.