Dec 03 2012
Mark Florman
Entrepreneur and Pioneer in Impact Philanthropy, Social Justice
Mark Florman is Chief Executive of The British Private Equity and Venture Capital Association. Mark joined BVCA after a thirty year career in business, including the private equity sector, and an involvement in an array of political, cultural and charitable activities. Mark was a Senior Deputy Treasurer of the Conservative Party and last year became Chairman of the Centre for Social Justice, a think-tank which pioneers new approaches to combat poverty at home and abroad. He remains non-executive Vice Chairman of 8 Miles, a new private equity business for Africa
“He provides the private equity and venture capital sector with energetic leadership in pursuit of its objectives”
Mark started his career with The Northern Trust Bank of Chicago before joining County Bank and then Enskilda Securities. In 1992, Mark created and was CEO of Maizels, Westerberg and Co. which became one of the leading independent investment banks in Europe. He sold the company in 2000 to create ArosMaizels, one of the largest investment banks in the Nordic region, where he was the COO. From 2001 to 2008, Mark was a Senior Principal at Doughty Hanson, the private equity and venture capital business. He was Vice Chairman and then Chairman of LM Glasfiber, now the world’s leading manufacturer of blades and components for the wind turbine industry.[/expand]
Mark Florman is an advocate of transparency and best practice in business for many years, recognising the role of business in contributing to social progress. He also offers insights on how the private equity climate in the UK and Europe is likely to change over the next few years with respect to the on-going sovereign debt crisis and the likelihood of a lengthy recession across the continent.[/expand]
A charismatic and respected business leader, Mark Florman’s presentations are insightful, powerful and challenging.[/expand]
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“A brilliantly engaging and entertaining speaker, Mark provided a keynote that kick-started our enterprise summer school and gave an insight into his personal journey as an entrepreneur that our audience could really relate to.”
Selena Bolingbroke, Pro Vice-Chancellor (SPED)
University of East London
Topics
Bridging politics, philanthropy and business together
Sustainable business and corporate citizenship
Africa and emerging markets
Demographics and world trends
Entrepreneurialism and venture capital
The man who invented ERR
Social reform, welfare and work
The need to reform Europe
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