Mark Slater (fund manager)

Mark Slater
NationalityBritish
Alma materCambridge University[citation needed]
Occupation(s)Businessman, fund manager
ParentJim Slater (father)

Mark Slater is a British fund manager, business writer and co-founder of Slater Investments. He is the son of the financier Jim Slater.[1]

Slater's father gave him money to invest when he was sixteen.[2] He worked as a journalist for the Investors Chronicle.[3] In 1994, with Ralph Baber, he started a fund management company, Slater Investments.[citation needed]

In March 2016, Slater and Steve Rawlings made a successful bid to change the management at Lakehouse, a building contractor in which they had a substantial investment.[4][5][6]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference tel was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ O'Sullivan, Tom (11 March 2000). "The young rich entrepreneurs 1–10". The Observer. Retrieved 7 March 2017.
  3. ^ Walters, Leonora. "Seeking dividends, Slater style". Investors Chronicle. Retrieved 7 March 2017.
  4. ^ Palmer, Kate (4 April 2016). "Lakehouse bosses rally to block founder's attempted boardroom re-entry". The Telegraph. Retrieved 11 February 2017.
  5. ^ Grote, Daniel. "Mark Slater leads shareholder revolt at Lakehouse". Citywire. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
  6. ^ Yarker, Jonathan. "Mark Slater wins battle to oust Lakehouse chair". Citywire. Retrieved 6 March 2017.