Nicholas Ferguson

British businessman1

Nicholas Eustace Haddon Ferguson CBE (born 24 October 1948) is a British businessman, the chairman of BskyB plc and former chairman of SVG Capital plc.2

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Born Oct 24, 1948.1

Companies

Early life and education

  • Date not recordedHarvard Business School3
  • Date not recordedUniversity of Edinburgh3
  • Date not recordedHarvard University3

Ferguson has a bachelor's degree in economics from the University of Edinburgh, and an MBA from Harvard Business School.

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Career

Occupation: businessperson.5

From 1996 to 2005, Ferguson was chief executive of SVG Capital, until he moved on to the chairmanship in 2006. Ferguson resigned as chairman of SVG Capital, prior to becoming chairman of BskyB in April 2012, replacing James Murdoch.

According to The Financial Times, "After eight years as a non-executive director, some investors question whether Mr Ferguson is sufficiently independent of the News Corp empire".

He was also first chairman (2002–2012) of the Courtauld Institute of Art.

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Personal life

  • BornOct 24, 1948, England6
  • CitizenshipUnited Kingdom7

Awards

  • Date not recordedCommander of the Order of the British Empire8

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