| 词条 | John Spiers (entrepreneur) |
| 释义 |
| image = JohnSpiers2.jpg | caption = John Spiers | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1950|9|16}} | birth_place = Bristol, England | residence = London, England | nationality = English | occupation = CEO | known for = Founder of Bestinvest | homepage = https://eqinvestors.co.uk/ | alma mater = Clare College, Cambridge }} John Spiers is an entrepreneur and philanthropist. He founded Bestinvest in 1986 and sold it to 3i Group in 2007[1]. He is now CEO of EQ Investors, a wealth management company in London and the EQ Foundation, a registered charity. John Spiers was born in Bristol in 1950. He attended Kingston Grammar School and gained an MA in Engineering in 1972 at Clare College, Cambridge where he was Captain of Boats and is now an Elizabeth de Clare Fellow. His first employment was as a Student Apprentice at the Atomic Weapons Research Establishment in Aldermaston. From 1975 to 1986 he worked as a stockbroker in the City of London, latterly with W. Greenwell & Co. In 1986 he founded Bestinvest which he sold to 3i in 2007 for in excess of £165m. At the time of the sale Bestinvest was one of the leading wealth management companies in the UK with funds of £3.5bn under management and over 50,000 clients.[2] In 2008 he set up the Spiers Family Foundation which has supported a number of charities with an emphasis on Early Intervention (e.g. WAVE Trust), poverty (e.g. Centre for Social Justice) and education (e.g. Sutton Trust, African Prisons Project). [3] In 2014 he bought the financial planning arm of Truestone and renamed the business as EQ Investors.[4][5] EQ stands for emotional quotient. As CEO of EQ Investors he expanded the range of its activities and increased staff numbers to over 50.[6] EQ has a dedication to high ethical values and was one of the first UK companies to become a B Corporation.[7] His views are frequently sought by the financial press. [8][9][10] The EQ Foundation was established as a registered charity with an emphasis on supporting charities tackling the lack of social mobility.[11] Outside of work Spiers has represented England in the World Golf Croquet Championships[12] and is an active participant in historic motorsport, regularly competing in the Silverstone Classic, finishing 3rd in the International Trophy for pre-1966 GT cars in 2018.[13] In 2018 Spiers was featured by the London Evening Standard in a wide ranging [14]article. References1. ^{{cite news | url=http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/38fc3544-3a48-11dc-9d73-0000779fd2ac.html?ft_site=falcon&desktop=true#axzz4qmcjC35W |title= 3i to pay £165m to acquire Bestinvest |accessdate=2007-07-25 | work=Financial Times}} 2. ^{{cite news |url=http://citywire.co.uk/wealth-manager/news/spiers-sells-bestinvest-to-3i/a285367?section=wealth-manager |title= Spiers sells Best Invest to 3i |accessdate=2007-07-23 | work=Citywire}} 3. ^[https://www.totalgiving.co.uk/charity/spiers-family-foundation-limited Spiers Family Foundation on Total Giving] 4. ^{{cite news |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/banksandfinance/11152180/Bestinvest-founder-returns-with-new-ethical-investment-platform.html |title=Bestinvest Founder is back with new ethical platform |accessdate=2014-10-11 | work=The Telegraph}} 5. ^{{cite news |url=http://citywire.co.uk/wealth-manager/news/john-spiers-is-back-bestinvest-founder-buys-500m-wealth-firm/a777456 |title=John Spiers is Back |accessdate=2016-10-13 | work=Citywire}} 6. ^{{cite news |url=https://www.moneymarketing.co.uk/profile-john-spiers-on-forward-thinking-at-eq-investors/ |title=Life after Bestinvest |accessdate=2015-06-12 | work=MoneyMarketing}} 7. ^{{cite news |url=https://www.ftadviser.com/2014/11/05/ifa-industry/companies-and-people/firing-line-john-spiers-y4jgXHIe8d1uv6kQ1XfxeK/article.html |title=Firing Line: John Spiers |accessdate=2014-09-05 | work=FT Adviser}} 8. ^{{cite news |url=https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/business-big-shot-john-spiers-of-bestinvest-cvz0xntpjvt |title=Business Bigshot - John Spiers |accessdate=2008-10-21 | work=The Times}} 9. ^{{cite news |url=http://www.cityam.com/237577/industry-veteran-john-spiers-of-eq-investors-talks-brexit-robo-advice-and-the-future-of-investment |title=Brexit, Robo-advice & the future of investment |accessdate=2016-03-31 | work=CityAM}} 10. ^{{cite news |url=https://blueandgreentomorrow.com/invest/exclusive-interview-john-spiers-ceo-eq-investors-eq/ |title=Exclusive interview with John Spiers, CEO of EQ Investors |accessdate=2016-06-21 | work=Blue and Green Tomorrow}} 11. ^{{cite news |url=http://opencharities.org/charities/1161209 |title=The EQ Foundation | work=Open Charities}} 12. ^{{cite news |url=http://www.worldcroquet.org.uk/index.php/world-championships/previous-world-championships/golf-croquet/gc-world-championship/105-2008-gc-world-championship-cape-town-south-africa-winner-ahmed-nasr-egy | title=2008 World GC Championship Cape Town |}} 13. ^{{cite news |url=https://s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/mst-motorsport-2/Results/2018/6/18206CGT.pdf | title=Silverstone Classic Results }} 14. ^{{cite news |url=https://www.standard.co.uk/business/business-interview-the-mercurial-john-spiers-on-shaking-up-retirement-finances-at-eq-investors-a3762451.html | title=John Spiers shakes up Retirement Finance | work=Evening Standard}} Further reading
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