Adam Richard Fleming (born 15 May 1948) is a British businessman and was the deputy group chairman of the asset management company Stonehage Fleming before his retirement in 2019.
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Adam Fleming |
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Born | Adam Richard Fleming (1948-05-15) 15 May 1948 (age 75) |
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Nationality | British |
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Education | Eton College |
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He started his career in 1970 as a stock market analyst at Robert Fleming & Co., the company founded by his great-grandfather, earning £7 per week.[2]
In April 2015, The Sunday Times Rich List incorrectly estimated his family's net worth at £1.5 billion.[3]
Fleming is chairman of Wits Gold, chairman of the Johannesburg Land Company, a director of Zambeef Products, chairman of Fleming Family & Partners, and has farming interests in Zambia and South Africa.[2]
Fleming describes himself as "just a long-term investor with firm beliefs in gold".[2]
He is married to Caroline Wake. They live on a farm in the Cotswolds and have four children, Hector, Nell, Angus and Dickon.[2] His son Hector Fleming is a former director of Standard Chartered's private equity team, co-founded the investment company Fleming Wulfsohn Africa, and is a director of Imara, The Johannesburg Land Company, Clover Alloys, GoldMoney Networks and Netagio Holdings.[4]
He is a member of White's, London, and the Rand Club of Johannesburg.[2]
Creamer, Martin (18 October 2013). "Adam Fleming". Mining Weekly. Retrieved 27 April 2015. "Sunday Times Rich List". The Sunday Times. No. 27. 26 April 2014.