Martin Gilbert (businessman)
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13 July 1955
Martin Gilbert | |
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| Born | Martin James Gilbert 13 July 1955 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
| Education | Robert Gordon's College |
| Alma mater | University of Aberdeen |
| Occupation | Businessman |
| Years active | 1976–present |
| Title | Vice Chairman, Standard Life Aberdeen |
| Term | 2019–present |
| Successor | Incumbent |
| Spouse | Fiona Gilbert |
| Children | 3 |
Martin James Gilbert FRSE (born 13 July 1955) is a British businessman, and the vice chairman of Standard Life Aberdeen and chairman of Aberdeen Standard Investments. He was 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 April 1995 to January 2014.[2] He became a patron of The Aberdeen Law Project in 2010.
Born on 13 July 1955 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Gilbert was educated at Robert Gordon's College, Aberdeen, and the University of Aberdeen and has an LLB in Law and an MA in Accountancy.[3][4] He was in the same year of law school at the University of Aberdeen as Alistair Darling.