Mark Coombs

Mark Coombs
Born Mark Langhorn Coombs
April 1960
Residence Wimbledon, London
Nationality British
Education Dulwich College
Alma mater St John’s College, Cambridge
Occupation CEO, Ashmore Group
Net worth $1.8 billion
Spouse(s) Rebecca Coombs

Mark Langhorn Coombs (born April 1960) is a British billionaire businessman, CEO of the Ashmore Group.

Early life

Mark Langhorn Coombs was born in April 1960,[1] and was educated at Dulwich College and St John’s College, Cambridge with a degree in law.[2][3]

Career

Coombs' first career job was in 1983 in the Latin American department at Grindlays Bank, which was later acquired by the Australia and New Zealand Banking Group.[2] In 1998, he started Ashmore as a new division of the company. In 1999, Coombs led a management buyout, and took Ashmore public in 2006. He later bought the money manager Emerging Market Management.[3] In 2007, he held 42.5% of the Ashmore Group.[2]

According to Forbes, as of December 2014, he has a net worth of $1.8 billion.[3]

Personal life

He lives with his wife Rebecca[4] in Wimbledon, London.[3]

References

  1. "Ashmore Group plc". Companies House. Retrieved 10 August 2015.
  2. 1 2 3 Burgess, Kate (27 February 2007). "Ashmore’s reluctant debutante". FT. Retrieved 31 December 2014.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Mark Coombs". Forbes. Retrieved 31 December 2014.
  4. "Low profile city financier to join dollar billionaire club". ES. 15 September 2006. Retrieved 31 December 2014.
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