Mark Slater
NationalityBritish
Alma materCambridge University
Occupation(s)Businessman, fund manager
ParentJim Slater (father)

Mark Slater is a British fund manager, business writer and co-founder of Slater Investments. He is the son of the financier Jim Slater.[1]

Slater's father gave him money to invest when he was sixteen.[2] He worked as a journalist for the Investors Chronicle.[3] In 1994, with Ralph Baber, he started a fund management company, Slater Investments.

In March 2016, Slater and Steve Rawlings made a successful bid to change the management at Lakehouse, a building contractor in which they had a substantial investment.[4][5][6]

Recognition

In 2014, Slater was named "fund manager of the year" by City A.M.[7]

In 2016 he was first on a list published by The Daily Telegraph of UK fund managers who had achieved an average return of more than 10 per cent over ten years.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Connington, James. "Which fund manager returned more than 12pc per year over the past decade?". telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 7 March 2017.
  2. ↑ O'Sullivan, Tom (11 March 2000). "The young rich entrepreneurs 1–10". The Observer. Retrieved 7 March 2017.
  3. ↑ Walters, Leonora. "Seeking dividends, Slater style". Investors Chronicle. Retrieved 7 March 2017.
  4. ↑ Palmer, Kate (4 April 2016). "Lakehouse bosses rally to block founder's attempted boardroom re-entry". The Telegraph. Retrieved 11 February 2017.
  5. ↑ Grote, Daniel. "Mark Slater leads shareholder revolt at Lakehouse". Citywire. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
  6. ↑ Yarker, Jonathan. "Mark Slater wins battle to oust Lakehouse chair". Citywire. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
  7. ↑ Haslett, Emma (13 November 2014). "PwC, Uber and Zoopla win big at the 2014 City A.M. Awards". City A.M. Retrieved 11 February 2017.
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