Nigel Cayzer is a British businessman and chairman of two London-listed funds: Aberdeen Asian Smaller Companies Investment Trust and Oryx International Growth Fund. He served as chairman of the cancer care charity Maggie's from 2005 to 2014.

Nigel Cayzer
Nigel Cayzer in 2014
NationalityBritish
OccupationBusinessman

Early life and education

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Nigel Cayzer was born on 30 April 1954, son of Anthony Galliers-Pratt and Angela Cayzer.[1] He was named as heir to the estates of his uncle, Sir James Cayzer, Bt, and changed his surname to Nigel Cayzer by deed poll in 1982.[2] He was educated at Eton College.[1]

Career

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Nigel Cayzer began his career working in the stock exchange for L Messel & Co.[3] In 1986 he became a non-executive director of Caledonia Investments, a UK-listed investment trust company.[4] In 1989 he became chairman of Allied Insurance Brokers (AIB).[5] In 1991 the holding company's name was changed from Allied Insurance Brokers to Oriel.[6] Oriel subsequently became the UK's leading motor warranty company.[7]

In 1993 he oversaw the acquisition by the Oman National Insurance Company (ONIC) of an 18.7% stake in Oriel.[8] The following year he established and became chairman of the Oryx JIA, an open-ended fund quoted on the Muscat Securities Market and invested principally in equities in Oman and other countries in the GCC. He held this position until 2007.[4][9] He was a non-executive director of the Alliance Housing Bank SAOG between 1998 and 2006, and is the current chairman of the Oryx International Growth Fund.[10]

In 1995 he became chairman of the newly formed Aberdeen Asian Smaller Companies Investment Trust PLC (AAS), a position he retains to the present day.[11]

Nigel Cayzer served as chairman of the cancer care charity Maggie's between 2005 and 2014.[12]

Personal life

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Nigel Cayzer married Henrietta Sykes, daughter of Sir Richard Sykes, Bt, in 1986. The couple have four children.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Darryl Lundy. "The Peerage: Person Page 21296". thepeerage.com. Lundy Consulting Ltd. Retrieved 14 October 2014.
  2. ^ "Sir James Cayzer, Bt". The Telegraph. 28 February 2012. Retrieved 14 October 2014.
  3. ^ "Oryx International Growth Fund Ltd Prospectus 27 June 2006". (625 KB)
  4. ^ a b "Oryx International Growth Fund". markets.ft.com. Financial Times. Retrieved 14 October 2014.
  5. ^ "Recruits boost Allied Brokers, Shares". The Times. 12 May 1989.
  6. ^ "Gazing through the Oriel window of opportunity: Allied Insurance Brokers is renamed". Lloyd's List International. 26 March 1991.
  7. ^ "CGA Is Set For Exciting Times". Post Magazine. 14 July 1994.
  8. ^ Durman, Paul (13 May 1993). "Omani company to take stake in Oriel". The Independent. Archived from the original on 20 June 2022. Retrieved 14 October 2014.
  9. ^ "BankMuscat appoints Aberdeen Asset Management (Asia) Limited as investment advisers for the Oryx (2004) Fund". Middle East Company News. 12 April 2005.
  10. ^ "Oryx International Growth Fund Ltd". reuters.com. Thomson Reuters. Archived from the original on 5 January 2015. Retrieved 14 October 2014.
  11. ^ "Nigel Cayzer". businessweek.com. Bloomberg. Retrieved 14 October 2014.
  12. ^ "Provost toasts emperor's birthday with special dram". The Scotsman. 9 December 2013.