Adam Richard Fleming (born 15 May 1948) is a British businessman and was the deputy group chairman of the asset management company Stonehage Fleming before his retirement in 2019.
Adam Fleming | |
|---|---|
| Born | Adam Richard Fleming 15 May 1948 |
| Nationality | British |
| Education | Eton College |
Early life
editAdam Richard Fleming was born on 15 May 1948,[1][2] the son of Major Richard Evelyn Fleming (1910–1977) and the Hon. Dorothy Charmian Hermon-Hodge, daughter of Roland Herman Hermon-Hodge, 2nd Baron Wyfold. He has seven brothers and sisters.[2]
His grandfather was Major Valentine Fleming (1882–1917), and his great-grandfather was the Scottish banker Robert Fleming, founder of the merchant bank Robert Fleming & Co. His uncle on his father's side was the James Bond novelist Ian Fleming.[2]
He was educated at Abberley Hall School and Eton.[2]
Career
editHe started his career in 1970 as a stock market analyst at Robert Fleming & Co., the company founded by his great-grandfather, earning £7 per week.[2]
In April 2015, The Sunday Times Rich List incorrectly estimated his family's net worth at £1.5 billion.[3]
Fleming is chairman of Wits Gold, chairman of the Johannesburg Land Company, a director of Zambeef Products, chairman of Fleming Family & Partners, and has farming interests in Zambia and South Africa.[2]
Fleming describes himself as "just a long-term investor with firm beliefs in gold".[2]
Personal life
editHe is married to Caroline Wake. They live on a farm in the Cotswolds and have four children, Hector, Nell, Angus and Dickon.[2] His son Hector Fleming is a former director of Standard Chartered's private equity team, co-founded the investment company Fleming Wulfsohn Africa, and is a director of Imara, The Johannesburg Land Company, Clover Alloys, GoldMoney Networks and Netagio Holdings.[4]
He is a member of White's, London, and the Rand Club of Johannesburg.[2]
References
edit- ^ "Adam Fleming". Who's Who Southern Africa. Archived from the original on 30 May 2015. Retrieved 27 April 2015.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Creamer, Martin (18 October 2013). "Adam Fleming". Mining Weekly. Retrieved 27 April 2015.
- ^ "Sunday Times Rich List". The Sunday Times. No. 27. 26 April 2014.
- ^ "Our People". Imara. Archived from the original on 16 April 2015. Retrieved 21 May 2015.