Christopher Neil Fraser
British-born Australian businessman / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Christopher Neil Fraser (born July 1974)[1] is a British-born Australian businessman. Born in the UK and brought up in Australia, Fraser was an investment banker, before becoming chief executive (CEO) of Sirius Minerals.
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Born | Christopher Neil Fraser July 1974 (age 49) Yeovil, Somerset, England |
Nationality | British / Australian |
Alma mater | University of Western Australia |
Occupation | businessman |
Title | CEO, Sirius Minerals |
Fraser was born in Yeovil, Somerset, England, and his family emigrated to Australia when he was five weeks old.[2] He has a bachelor's degree in Commerce from the University of Western Australia.[3]
Fraser worked in banking, particularly mining finance, with Rothschild, KPMG and Citigroup, rising to managing director in 2008.[4] He has been the CEO of Sirius Minerals since January 2011.[3]
He was involved in taking Sirius Minerals to near-bankruptcy in September 2019 before being acquired by Anglo-American.
Fraser and his family moved to North Yorkshire from Australia in 2012.[2]