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Martyn Arbib

British businessman

Sir Martyn Arbib

Born

Martyn Arbib


(1939-06-29) 29 June 1939 (age 85)

Hendon, London

EducationFelsted School
OccupationBusinessman

Sir Martyn Arbib (born 27 June 1939) is a British businessman who founded and led the Perpetualfund management company during the late 20th century.

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Early life

Arbib was born in Hendon on 29 June 1939,[1][2] and attended Felsted School, Essex. His family is Jewish.[3]

Career

Arbib founded Perpetual Limited in 1973[4] in a small office at Hart Street, Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire.[5] The company remained in the town as it expanded into newly built headquarters in 1994.[6]

He sold Perpetual to the fund manager AMVESCAP in 2001 for more than £1 billion, receiving £113m together with AMVESCAP shares worth £300m, and the company became known as Invesco Perpetual.

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