Oliver Hemsley
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Oliver Hemsley is a British businessman and entrepreneur, currently Chief Executive of Numis Corporation.
He is the son of a Rutland pig farmer and attended Stamford School
in Lincolnshire
. His godfather got him a job as an infill for an office junior at a Lloyd’s marine broker, which became the Brockbank Group, and stayed.
He set up Hemsley & Co Securities in 1990 to provide the Lloyd’s insurance market with much-needed fresh capital. Shortly afterwards, he bought Raphael Zorn, an old City broker with a mixed reputation. This brought with it a private client side, which provided a useful separate income stream.
This business was sold in March 2000 and Mr Hemsley set out to expand Numis — the Latin word for coin — into other areas. The sale had reduced the workforce from 70 to only 12, but the events of September 11, 2001, meant that the insurance sector was again in need of recapitalisation. Now Numis employs about 160 people.
Sources:
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/money/investment/article6643758.ece
http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/industry_sectors/banking_and_finance/article554898.ece
He is the son of a Rutland pig farmer and attended Stamford School
Stamford School
Stamford School is an English independent school situated in the market town of Stamford, Lincolnshire, England. It has been a member of the Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference since 1920.-History:...
in Lincolnshire
Lincolnshire
Lincolnshire is a county in the east of England. It borders Norfolk to the south east, Cambridgeshire to the south, Rutland to the south west, Leicestershire and Nottinghamshire to the west, South Yorkshire to the north west, and the East Riding of Yorkshire to the north. It also borders...
. His godfather got him a job as an infill for an office junior at a Lloyd’s marine broker, which became the Brockbank Group, and stayed.
He set up Hemsley & Co Securities in 1990 to provide the Lloyd’s insurance market with much-needed fresh capital. Shortly afterwards, he bought Raphael Zorn, an old City broker with a mixed reputation. This brought with it a private client side, which provided a useful separate income stream.
This business was sold in March 2000 and Mr Hemsley set out to expand Numis — the Latin word for coin — into other areas. The sale had reduced the workforce from 70 to only 12, but the events of September 11, 2001, meant that the insurance sector was again in need of recapitalisation. Now Numis employs about 160 people.
Sources:
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/money/investment/article6643758.ece
http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/industry_sectors/banking_and_finance/article554898.ece