Robin Geffen
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Robin Geffen | |
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| Born | 1957 (age 68–69) London, England |
| Spouse | Camilla Geffen |
| Children | 2 |
Robin Geffen is a British financier and classic-winning racehorse owner.
Geffen was born in London in October 1957. He attended Oxford University, graduating in 1979 from Keble College in Politics, Philosophy and Economics.[1]
Career
Following graduation, Geffen worked for Charterhouse J Rothschild, before moving to Eagle Star to work across European and Asia Pacific funds. He worked for York Plc, Scottish Equitable and CIO before founding his own business, Neptune Investment Management in 2002.[1]
Geffen was CEO for Neptune, but also continued to work across fund management. The firm enjoyed strong early performance and pioneered a move to encourage UK and European investors to allocate assets towards rapidly-evolving emerging markets. Geffen's approach was to promote young fund managers rapidly. Whilst many were not successful others went on to found their own asset management businesses. In the later years of the business concerns were raised about staff turnover, fund performance and family promotions within the organisation.[2] In August 2019, profits declined by 90%, Geffen stepped down as CEO as Neptune Investment Management was acquired by Liontrust for £40million.[3][4][5] Geffen remained with Liontrust in a Head of Global Equity role, although the Neptune brand was ultimately dropped.[6][7]
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