Richard Fagan (polo)

Richard Fagan
Personal information
Full nameRichard Joseph Fagan
National teamIreland
BornSeptember 1971 (age 53)[1]
Sport
CountryIreland
SportPolo
Team
  • Silex
  • Opel-Royal Salute
  • Badrutt's Palace Hotel
  • El Trebol
Updated on 23 July 2016

Richard Joseph Fagan (born September 1971) is a businessman who created the Kijani Commodity Fund in 2011, later embroiled in a $16bn Ponzi scheme probe.[2] Fagan has never been charged in relation with the probe.[needs update] He is a shareholder in Kijani Resources Ltd.[3]

Fagan is the captain of the Irish international polo team and also plays for Silex, Opel-Royal Salute, Badrutt's Palace Hotel and El Trebol, among others.[4][5][6][7][8]

  1. ^ "Richard Joseph FAGAN - Personal Appointments (Free information from Companies House)".
  2. ^ Duo with Irish links at centre of $16bn Ponzi scheme probe Irish Independent Business section, 26 June 2016. Retrieved 7 April 2017.
  3. ^ Belvedere-owned Kijani funds go into liquidation. Katherine Denham, International Adviser, 30 June 2015. Retrieved 2 October 2015.
  4. ^ Silex remains unbeatable. Santa María Polo Club Sotogrande, 1 April 2015. Retrieved 3 June 2015.
  5. ^ Team Cartier seal third triumph at St Moritz's Snow Polo World Cup. Gareth A Davies, The Daily Telegraph, 3 February 2015.
  6. ^ "Royal patronage has helped strengthen polo, says Guards Club chief on 60th anniversary". The Daily Telegraph. 12 March 2015.
  7. ^ "Polo in the heart of London". Polo+10. 18 August 2014.
  8. ^ "Silex brilla en el campeonato de España". La Voz Digital. 11 October 2013.