Charles Field-Marsham
Charles Field-Marsham | |
|---|---|
| Born | Rupert Charles Field-Marsham 29 January 1968 |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Alma mater | Upper Canada College McGill University |
| Occupation | Businessman |
| Spouse | Rita Field-Marsham[1] |
Rupert Charles Field-Marsham (born 29 January 1968)[2] is a Canadian businessman based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Early life and education[edit]
Field-Marsham is the second son of Rupert Charles Edward Field-Marsham and his first wife, Marilyn Maughan.[3] As a male-line descendant of Robert Marsham, 1st Baron Romney (1685–1724), he is related to the Earls of Romney.[3] He attended Upper Canada College in Toronto[1] and then McGill University in Montreal, where he obtained a bachelor's degree with distinction in economics and politics.[4]
Field-Marsham is married to a Kenyan wife, Rita Field-Marsham, a lawyer and CEO of non-profit organization Key Libraries, a Canadian charity that invests in turnkey school libraries.
Career[edit]
At the age of 19 and while an undergraduate at McGill University, Field-Marsham started his first successful business, Advantage Clothing.[5] After graduating from McGill, he joined Credit Suisse First Boston in New York City as a financial analyst.[4][6]
From 1993 to 2003, Field-Marsham lived in Kenya with his wife, during which time he established and acquired several companies.[6] [7] His first move was to open a stock brokerage, Kestrel Capital, in 1995. Kestrel Capital has become Kenya's leading stock brokerage firm.[8][9][10] He then set up the Panafrican Group in 1996, a Komatsu distributor for mining and construction equipment across Africa.[citation needed] In 1997, he bought the Kenya Fluorspar Company, a loss-making state-owned company, and entered into a 20-year lease with the government.[11] The mine was to become one of the country's leading foreign currency earners. It was described as one of the largest and lowest-cost producers of fluorspar in the world.[6][11]
In 2004, Field-Marsham moved back to Canada and founded Kestrel Capital Management Corp. (KCMC) in Toronto.[12] The company provides investment consultancy services to businesses outside of Canada.[13][14]
Philanthropy[edit]
- The Charles and Rita Field-Marsham Foundation – established in 2009.[15]
- Kenya Scholar Access Project (KENSAP) – became chairman and major sponsor in 2005;[16][17] an initiative that has helped secure scholarships for over 200 high-achieving disadvantaged Kenyan students in elite U.S. universities.[18] KENSAP produced it first Harvard graduate, Kipyegon Amos Kitur, in 2009.[19]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ a b McConnell, Tristan. "Black belt Canadian businessman brings tae kwon do to Kenya". Globe and Mail. Retrieved 20 June 2013.
- ^ Mosley, Charles (editor). Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes. Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003. Volume 3, page 3386. — via "Person Page 2357". The Peerage. Retrieved 20 June 2013.
- ^ a b "Romney". from: Burke's Peerage and Gentry. Archived from the original on 16 June 2013. Retrieved 20 June 2013.
- ^ a b "Charles Field-Marsham". Bloomberg Business Week. Retrieved 20 June 2013.[dead link]
- ^ "Board of Directors". WebArchives.org/Next36. Archived from the original on July 29, 2012. Retrieved 20 June 2013.
- ^ a b c "Charles Field-Marsham". The Next 36. Archived from the original on 7 May 2013. Retrieved 20 June 2013.
- ^ McCONNELL, TRISTAN (2012-07-22). "Black belt Canadian businessman brings tae kwon do to Kenya". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 2022-11-10.
- ^ MAKAU, JAMES. "Bear market erodes stockbrokers' profits". Business Daily : Nation Media Group. Retrieved 12 July 2013.
- ^ Pett, David. "Sub-Saharan Africa's big move up". Financial Post. Retrieved 20 June 2013.
- ^ "Foreign investors change brokers' fortunes at NSE" (PDF). Business Daily 27th Jan 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 June 2013. Retrieved 20 June 2013.
- ^ a b "Kenya Fluorspar Company (KFC)". N-Soko/NationMedia Group. Archived from the original on 19 June 2013. Retrieved 20 June 2013.
- ^ "Management". Kestrel Capital Management Corp. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
- ^ "Canadian Firms Bring Solar Power To Off the Grid Africa". Globe and Mail. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
- ^ "Group Directors". PanAfrican Equipment. Retrieved 20 June 2013.
- ^ The Charles and Rita Field-Marsham Foundation
- ^ "KenSAP holds fundraising dinner for top students". The Star. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
- ^ "Kenyans can also outrun the world in class". nation. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
- ^ "KENSAP". Archived from the original on 2013-06-18. Retrieved 2013-06-17.
- ^ Burfoot, Amby. "KENSAP Scholarship Program For Rift-Valley Kenyans Produces First Harvard Grad". Runners World. Retrieved 12 July 2013.
External links[edit]
- Biography of Charles Field-Marsham – Kestrel Capital Management Corp.
- Charles Field-Marsham – Field-Marsham Foundation