Nichola Pease
| Nichola Pease | |
|---|---|
| Born | c. 1961 |
| Residence | Chelsea, London |
| Education | Exeter University |
| Occupation | Banker |
| Net worth | GBP £1.1 billion (jointly with husband, April 2015)[1] |
| Spouse(s) | Crispin Odey |
| Children | 3 |
| Parent(s) |
Sir Richard Thorn Pease Anne Heyworth |
| Relatives |
Richard Pease (brother) Carolyn Pease (sister) John Varley (brother-in-law) |
Nichola Pease (born c. 1961) is a British fund manager.
Early life
Nichola Pease was born circa 1961.[2] Her father, Sir Richard Thorn Pease, 3rd Baronet, was a banker.[3][4] Her mother is Anne Heyworth.[3]
She received a Bachelor of Arts degree in English from Exeter University.[5][6]
Career
Pease started her career in finance at Kleinwort Benson in 1983.[4][5] In 1985, she joined Smith New Court and by 1989, she served on its Board of Directors.[4][5]
She served as the Chief Executive Officer of J.O. Hambro Capital Management from 1998 to 2008,[7] while James Hambro was the Chairman.[4] She stepped down as Deputy Chairman in 2008, when she was replaced as CEO by Gavin Rochussen.[7] Upon its 2011 merger with BT Investment Management, an Australian financial firm, she earned a third of £124 million.[8]
She served on the Board of Directors of Northern Rock from 1999 to 2007.[2][6] She also served on the Board of Directors of Grainger plc from 2001 to 2005.[6] She serves as a Non-Executive Director of Schroders.[9]
Personal life
She married Crispin Odey, a hedge fund manager, in 1991.[5] They have three children.[2] They live in Chelsea on weekdays and spend their weekends at Eastbach Court, a Grade II-listed mansion in English Bicknor, Gloucestershire.[2]
References
- ↑ "Sunday Times Rich List". The Sunday Times (page 33). 26 April 2014.
- 1 2 3 4 Catherine Ostler, Why a £130,000 hen house is chicken feed to the Posh and Becks of the City: Fat cat couple reveal plans for coop labelled 'temple in the trees', The Daily Mail, 28 September 2012
- 1 2 Charles Moseley (ed.), Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, Wilmington, Delaware: Burke's Peerage, 2003, vol. 3, p. 3074
- 1 2 3 4 Business profile: It's in the blood and it's a passion, The Daily Telegraph, 5 March 2005
- 1 2 3 4 Trouble at House of Pease, The Guardian, 7 December 2008
- 1 2 3 Nichola Pease, Bloomberg Business
- 1 2 Robert Cookson, Pease quits as chief of JO Hambro, Financial Times, October 9, 2008
- ↑ Miles Costello, ‘Posh of the City’ shares £124m windfall after Australians swoop on fund manager, The Times, July 20, 2011
- ↑ Schroders: Board of Directors