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Mark Florman
British businessman (born 1958) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Carl Alan Mark Florman (born 2 November 1958) is a British businessman. He is a co-founder and former CEO of the merchant banking group, Maizels, Westerberg & Co.[1][2] and Time Partners Limited.[3] Florman led the review of governance for UK public bodies in 2021.[4]
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Education and professional background
Florman was educated at Harrow before attending the London School of Economics.[5][6]
In 1992, Florman was co-founder and later CEO of Maizels, Westerberg & Co.[7]
In 2009, Florman co-founded 8Miles,[8] an African private equity firm, with Bob Geldof and Kofi Annan.[9]
In 2013, Mark Florman co-founded the investment and corporate advisory firm Time Partners.[10] A stated aim of the company is to create a virtuous circle between the way in which a company is run, its ability to attract capital and its service to the broader community.[11][12][13]
On 20 March 2015, Mark Florman was appointed to the BBC Trust. Florman's term began on 1 April 2015 and ended in April 2017.[7][14][15]
In 2018, he was appointed as a non-executive director of the Home Office.
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The External Rate of Return
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 External Rate of Return (ERR), an inclusive, transparency index for measuring the overall impact of business activities upon the economy and society in general.[16][17]
Philanthropic activities
Florman co-founded the UK social justice and poverty think tank Centre for Social Justice in 2004 alongside Iain Duncan Smith, Tim Montgomerie and Philippa Stroud.[18][19]
He is life Ambassador to the Centre for Social Justice[20] and Build Africa.[21]
Academic Relationships
Florman is a distinguished fellow at INSEAD Global Private Equity Initiative, a visiting senior fellow at the London School of Economics and a visiting professor at the Policy Institute King's College London.
Political work
According to the Register of Members' Interests Florman donated £2,500 to Boris Johnson (Registered 23 December 2019).[22]
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