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词条 Damon Buffini
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  1. Education and early life

  2. Career

  3. Awards and honours

  4. Personal life

  5. References

{{EngvarB|date=November 2017}}{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2017}}{{Infobox person
| honorific_prefix = Sir
| name = Damon Buffini
| birth_name = Damon Marcus Buffini
| birth_date = {{birth year and age|1962|05}}[1]
| birth_place = Leicester, England
| residence = Weybridge, Surrey, England
Wandsworth, London, England
| nationality = British
| education = {{hlist|St John's College, Cambridge|Harvard Business School}}
| occupation = Businessman
| employer = {{hlist|Wellcome Trust|Permira|Schroder Ventures Europe|LEK Partnership}}
| spouse = Deborah Buffini
| children = 3
}}Sir Damon Marcus Buffini (born 1962)[1] is a British businessman and governor of the Wellcome Trust.[3] He was formerly head of the private equity company Permira.[2][3][4]

Education and early life

Born in Leicester in 1962,[1] the son of an African-American serviceman and a British woman, he was educated in Leicester and graduated with a degree in Law from St John's College, Cambridge, and has an MBA from Harvard Business School.[2]

Career

Out of a list of 100, Buffini topped the list as the most powerful black male in the Britain by New Nation. He also ranked number three by the Times Power 100 for people who hold sway over British Business.[5] Boasting power and influence, together with a personal fortune of between £100m and £200m., Buffini was appointed to then Prime Minister Gordon Brown's business advisory panel.[6]

Buffini worked for L.E.K Consulting, and under the firm's scholarship scheme undertook an MBA from Harvard Business School.[2] On return to the UK he joined Imperial Group working as a management consultant, before being recruited by Jon Moulton (now{{when|date=June 2016}} head of rival firm Better Capital), in 1988 to join Schroders leveraged buyout team, known then as Schroder Ventures Europe.[7]

Buffini became a partner in 1992, and was promoted to managing partner of the UK business in 1999, and managing partner in 2000, just before he led a management buyout group and renamed the firm Permira.[2] Buffini took home £3.2 million plus bonuses in 2004.[2]

Buffini was also a non-executive board member of SVG Capital plc[1] and chairman and co-founder of the Social Business Trust.

He is a main board member of the Royal Shakespeare Company and a trustee of the Royal Anniversary Trust, which administers The Queen's Anniversary Prizes for Higher and Further Education.{{when|date=June 2016}}

In September 2012 Buffini was appointed to the board of governors at The Wellcome Trust.[8]

Awards and honours

Buffini was knighted in the 2016 Birthday Honours for voluntary and charitable services.[9]

Personal life

Married to a solicitor Deborah, the couple have three children and a family home in Weybridge[10] and a city flat in Wandsworth. Buffini plays tennis and golf, football for a local amateur side, and supports Arsenal.[11]

References

1. ^{{cite web|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160324220328/https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/officers/JoEQoCkDAKFmTav2rLJy8WKp5XI/appointments|archivedate=24 March 2016|url=https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/officers/JoEQoCkDAKFmTav2rLJy8WKp5XI/appointments|publisher=Government of the United Kingdom|title=Damon Marcus BUFFINI|location=London}}
2. ^{{cite web|title= Profile of Buffini at Permira|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070709033543/http://www.permira.com/permira/en/peopledetail.jsp?id=2089|archivedate=9 July 2007|url=http://www.permira.com/permira/en/peopledetail.jsp?id=2089|publisher=permira.com}}
3. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.thetimes.co.uk/|title=The Times & The Sunday Times|author=|date=|website=www.thetimes.co.uk|accessdate=21 February 2019}}
4. ^{{cite web|author=Tom Rawstone|year=2007|title=King of the private equity bounty hunters – but how did he do it?|archiveurl=https://archive.is/20150711204241/http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-466262/King-private-equity-bounty-hunters--did-it.html|archivedate=11 July 2015|url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-466262/King-private-equity-bounty-hunters--did-it.html|work=Daily Mail|location=London}}
5. ^Inventive and dynamic risk-takers who changed the face of Britain – Times Online {{subscription required}}
6. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2007/aug/26/pressandpublishing.raceintheuk|title=The real black power list of 100 leading role models|first=Michael|last=Eboda|date=26 August 2007|publisher=|accessdate=21 February 2019|via=www.theguardian.com}}
7. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/business/2004/nov/06/executivesalaries.privateequity|title=Permira boss takes home £3.2m - and no surprise as spotlight falls on Buffini|first=Ian|last=Griffiths|date=6 November 2004|publisher=|accessdate=21 February 2019|via=www.theguardian.com}}
8. ^{{cite web|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160622102531/https://wellcome.ac.uk/about-us/governance/board-governors|archivedate=22 June 2016|url=https://wellcome.ac.uk/about-us/governance/board-governors|website=wellcome.ac.uk|publisher=Wellcome Trust|location=London|title=Board of Governors|author=Anon|year=2016}}
9. ^{{London Gazette|issue=61608|supp=y|page=B2|date=11 June 2016}}
10. ^Invisible man forced into view by his golden touch – Times Online {{subscription required}}
11. ^{{cite web|title=Profile: Damon Buffini, The football fan who calls the shots|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160318050335/http://www.theguardian.com/business/2007/feb/20/politics.tradeunions1|archivedate=18 March 2016|url=https://www.theguardian.com/business/2007/feb/20/politics.tradeunions1|website=The Guardian|location=London|author=Jill Treanor|year=2007}}
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12 : 1962 births|Living people|Alumni of St John's College, Cambridge|British businesspeople|English people of African-American descent|English people of American descent|Harvard Business School alumni|People from Leicester|Private equity and venture capital investors|Knights Bachelor|Businesspeople awarded knighthoods|Schroders people

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