Patrick Holcroft OBE
Deputy Chairman
Following an early career in the Grenadier Guards, he joined UK Merchant Banking Group Robert Fleming & Co in 1988 and was appointed a Director of Fleming Investment Management in 1990. In 1992 he was appointed Chief Executive of Robert Fleming Insurance Brokers (RFIB), a 60% owned subsidiary group, and following the acquisition of Robert Fleming by Chase Manhattan in 2000, he led a buyout of RFIB, re-branded and reshaped the Group, disposing of its Pension and Benefit Consultancy business in order to concentrate on wholesale and reinsurance broking. In 2007, he led a further buyout, this time from retired shareholders and introduced Fleming Private Equity as a minority investor to the RFIB Group. In September 2009, he handed over as CEO, becoming Non Executive Deputy Chairman. He remains a shareholder.
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