Nichola Pease

Nichola Pease (born April 1961) is a British fund manager.

Nichola Pease
Born1961 (age 61–62)
NationalityBritish
EducationUniversity of Exeter
OccupationBanker
Spouse
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(m. 1991)​
Children3
Parent(s)Sir Richard Pease, 3rd Baronet
Anne Heyworth
RelativesRichard Pease (brother)

According to The Sunday Times Rich List in 2019, Pease and her husband Crispin Odey were worth £775 million.[1]

Early life

Nichola Pease was born in April 1961.[2] Her father, Sir Richard Pease, 3rd Baronet, was a banker.[3][4] Her mother is Anne Heyworth.[3]

She received a bachelor's degree in English from the University of Exeter.[5][6]

Career

Pease started her career in finance at Kleinwort Benson in 1983.[4][5] In 1985, she joined Smith New Court and by 1989, she was a director.[4][5]

She served as the chief executive officer (CEO) of J.O. Hambro Capital Management from 1998 to 2008,[7] while James Hambro was the chairman.[4] She stepped down as deputy chairman in 2008, when she was replaced as CEO by Gavin Rochussen.[7] Upon its 2011 merger with BT Investment Management, an Australian financial firm, she earned a third of £124 million.[8]

She was on the board of directors of Northern Rock from 1999 to 2007.[6] She was a director of Grainger plc from 2001 to 2005.[6] She is a non-executive director of Schroders.[9]

In 2019, Pease was appointed by Jupiter Fund Management as non-executive chairman.[10]

Personal life

She married Crispin Odey, a hedge fund manager, in 1991.[5] They have three children.[11]

References
  1. Times, The Sunday (12 May 2019). "Rich List 2019: profiles 152-200, featuring JK Rowling, Philip Green and Paul McCartney". The Times. ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
  2. "Nichola PEASE - Personal Appointments (free information from Companies House)". Beta.companieshouse.gov.uk. Retrieved 27 March 2017.
  3. Charles Moseley (ed.), Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, Wilmington, Delaware: Burke's Peerage, 2003, vol. 3, p. 3074
  4. Business profile: It's in the blood and it's a passion, The Daily Telegraph, 5 March 2005
  5. Trouble at House of Pease, The Guardian, 7 December 2008
  6. Nichola Pease, Bloomberg Business
  7. Robert Cookson, Pease quits as chief of JO Hambro, Financial Times, 9 October 2008
  8. Miles Costello, ‘Posh of the City’ shares £124m windfall after Australians swoop on fund manager, The Times, 20 July 2011
  9. Schroders: Board of Directors
  10. Kollewe, Julia (6 November 2019). "Nichola Pease to join firm husband's hedge fund is betting against". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
  11. "Business profile: It's in the blood and it's a passion". The Daily Telegraph. 5 March 2005. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 1 July 2020.


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