Nigel Doughty
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Nigel Doughty

British businessman (1957–2012)

Nigel Edward Doughty (10 June 1957 – 4 February 2012) was a British investor and football club owner, who was co-chairman and co-founder of Doughty Hanson & Co, a European private equity firm based in London.2

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Born Jun 10, 1957, died Feb 4, 2012.1

Companies

Early life and education

  • Date not recordedCranfield School of Management3
  • Date not recordedMagnus Church of England School3
  • Date not recordedCranfield University3

Doughty was born in Newark, Nottinghamshire. Doughty completed his Cranfield MBA in 1984 and became a Distinguished Alumnus of the Cranfield School of Management in 2004.

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Career

Occupation: businessperson, association football player.5

The European private equity firm based in London, Doughty Hanson & Co traces its history back to 1985 when Doughty and Richard Hanson began working together on European investments.

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Personal life

  • BornJun 10, 1957, Newark-on-Trent6
  • DiedFeb 4, 2012, Skillington7
  • CitizenshipUnited Kingdom8

Philanthropy

He made a personal donation in 2006 to establish the Doughty Centre for Corporate Responsibility at Cranfield School of Management. He was also President of The Cranfield Trust.

Doughty was a Trustee of the Doughty Family Foundation and the Doughty Hanson Charitable Foundation.

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Politics

Around 2010, Doughty was an Assistant Treasurer of the Labour Party and Chairman of the Small Business Taskforce policy review. He was a member of the World Economic Forum in Davos.

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