British hereditary peer and businessman (born 1965)
The Earl Cowley
Born Garret Graham Wellesley
(1965-03-30 ) 30 March 1965 (age 59) Alma mater Franklin College, Switzerland Occupation Businessperson Children 3 Parent(s) Garret Wellesley, 7th Earl Cowley
Garret Graham Wellesley, 8th Earl of Cowley (born 30 March 1965), styled Viscount Dangan from 1975 to 2016, is a British hereditary peer and businessman. Previously an entrepreneur in derivatives and foreign exchange trading, he is the founder and CEO of UK alternative lender Wellesley & Co.
Early life [ edit ] Graham Wellesley was born in 1965, the son of Garret Wellesley, 7th Earl Cowley , and his first wife, (Elizabeth) Suzanne Lennon.[1] Henry Wellesley, 1st Baron Cowley , brother of the Duke of Wellington .[2] California before coming to the UK aged 10, where he attended the American Community School in Hillingdon, west London.[3]
After graduating with a degree in economics from Franklin College, Switzerland , he served for 18 months in the Household Cavalry .[3]
Wellesley’s financial career began in 1985 as a derivatives trader at the London stockbroking firm Hoare Govett , from where he moved to two further derivatives trading roles at Banque Indosuez and ING Charterhouse.[3] [3]
In 1995, he established the UK foreign exchange market maker IFX, which specialised in contracts for difference (CFDs) and spread bets on equity prices.[2] [4]
In 2000, IFX was bought by the football pools operator Zetters for £20.4million in a reverse takeover, forming a new entity – IFX Group – with Wellesley as group chief executive.[citation needed Two years later the company sold its pools business.[5]
In 2003, Wellesley and Naldini left IFX following a disagreement with the board and co-founded ODL Securities, an online foreign exchange and derivatives broker.[6]
In 2005, ODL was the whistleblower in an attempted banking fraud by US hedge fund Bayou . Bayou opened an account with ODL, depositing $101million and requesting two transactions that were refused by the management, who notified the UK Financial Services Authority .[7]
In 2010, Wellesley and Naldini sold their 50% stake in ODL to US foreign exchange firm FXCM Holdings, creating a business employing around 1,000 staff.[8] New York Stock Exchange .[9]
In 2013, Graham Wellesley co-founded alternative lender Wellesley & Co. with three other shareholders, taking the role of chief executive.[10] [11]
Personal life [ edit ] In 1990, Wellesley married Claire L. Brighton. The couple have two sons and a daughter:[1]
Henry Arthur Peter Wellesley, Viscount Dangan (born 3 December 1991)
Lady Natasha Rose Wellesley (born 28 June 1994)
Hon. Bertram Garret Graham Bertie Wellesley (born 12 April 1999) Ancestry [ edit ] Ancestors of Graham Wellesley, 8th Earl Cowley
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