Martin Gilbert (businessman)

Martin Gilbert
Born Martin James Gilbert
(1955-07-13) 13 July 1955
Malaysia
Residence Aberdeen and London
Nationality British
Education Robert Gordon's College
Alma mater University of Aberdeen
Occupation Businessman
Years active 1976–present
Salary £4,501,000
Title CEO, Aberdeen Asset Management
Term 1983–present
Successor Incumbent
Spouse(s) Fiona J Gilbert
Children 3

Martin James Gilbert (born 13 July 1955) is a British businessman, chief executive (CEO) of Aberdeen Asset Management, an international investment management company, which he co-founded in 1983.[1] He was chairman of FirstGroup from 1 April 1995 to 1 January 2014.[2] He became a patron of The Aberdeen Law Project in 2010.

Early life

Born in Malaysia, Gilbert was educated at Robert Gordon's College, Aberdeen, and the University of Aberdeen and has an LLB in Law an MA in Accountancy.[3] He was in the same year of law school at the University of Aberdeen as Alistair Darling.

Career

Gilbert co-founded Aberdeen Asset Management in 1983.[4]

Gilbert received an honorary doctorate from Heriot-Watt University in 2014.[5]

Personal life

Gilbert and his wife Fiona, professor of radiology at the University of Cambridge, have three children.[6]

Notes

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