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Sir Henry Angest (born 6 July 1940) is a Swiss-born London-based banker and political donor. He is the president of Arbuthnot Latham, a merchant bank in the City of London and chairman and CEO of its parent, Arbuthnot Banking Group.
Henry Angest | |
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Born | Switzerland | 6 July 1940
Alma mater | University of Basel |
Occupation(s) | President, Arbuthnot Latham Chairman and CEO, Arbuthnot Banking Group plc |
Spouse | Dorothy Angest |
Henry Angest was born in July 1940 in Switzerland.[1][2][3][4] He attended the University of Basel.[5]
Angest is the chairman and CEO of Arbuthnot Latham, a private bank in the City of London.[4]
Angest was on the board of directors of the Parity Group from 1997 to 2002.[6] He has served as Master of the Worshipful Company of International Bankers.[6]
Angest has made large donations to the Conservative Party, where he was treasurer.[4] He has also donated to William Hague, Chris Grayling, and Murdo Fraser.[2][7] He has been invited to private dinners with British Prime Minister David Cameron at 10 Downing Street and Chequers.[3]
He has made donations to The Atlantic Bridge, The Freedom Association, and Global Britain, an anti-European Union think tank.[2]
In 2015, he was knighted in Queen's Birthday Honours List "for political services".[4] As a result, if he were to become a British citizen then he would be styled Sir Henry Angest.[4]
He is married to Dorothy Angest.[3] In 2010, he was worth an estimated £45 million.[2]
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