About Terry Smith

 

 

I grew up in East London where I attended Stratford Grammar School. I graduated with a first in History from University College Cardiff in 1974. I then worked for Barclays Bank from 1974 to 1983 and during this time I became an Associate of the Chartered Institute of Bankers and obtained an MBA at The Management College, Henley. 

I became a stockbroker with W Greenwell & Co in 1984 and was the top-rated bank analyst in London from 1984 to 1989. In 1990 I was appointed Head of UK Company Research at UBS Phillips & Drew, a position from which I was dismissed in 1992 following the publication of my best-selling book ‘Accounting for Growth’.

I joined Collins Stewart shortly thereafter, and became a director in 1996. In 2000, I became Chief Executive of Collins Stewart and led the management buy-out of that Company, which was floated on the London Stock Exchange five months later. In 2003, Collins Stewart acquired Tullett Liberty, and then in 2004 acquired Prebon Group, thereby creating the world’s second largest inter-dealer broker. Collins Stewart and Tullett Prebon were demerged in 2006. By the end of 2006 some £2 billion of shareholder value had been created by these companies. In 2010 I set up a new fund management business, Fundsmith.  Alongside Fundsmith, I am currently Chief Executive of Tullett Prebon. 

I enjoy flying, sailing and shooting. I am an experienced fixed-wing and helicopter pilot, and am passionate about history. I also regularly take part in competitive cycling and enjoy boxing  and Muay Thai training.   

 In the New Zealand 2012 New Years Honours List, I was appointed a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to New Zealand-United Kingdom relations following the success of a Campaign to commemorate New Zealander Air Marshal Sir Keith Park, of which I was Chairman.

It's apparent that some blogs are written by ghost writers and PR people, but I will be writing all the posts to this blog. I am supported by an editor who assists me in managing the blog and your comments.

From time to time, I will invite guest contributors to comment and post on particular subjects. In recent years, I have written many articles for national newspapers in the United Kingdom, some of which I included below as they give a taste of what you will see more of in this blog. 

 

 
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