Michael Fay
Sir Humphrey Michael Gerard Fay (* 1949 in Auckland , New Zealand ) is a New Zealand banker and entrepreneur .
Life
After attending school, Fay studied at Victoria University of Wellington and later founded the investment bank Fay Richwhite with David Richwhite . His fortune also enabled him to work as a patron in the sports and cultural sectors.
Fay was not only chairman of the Australian- New Zealand Bicentennial Committee in 1988 , but also headed the New Zealand challenger team three times at the America's Cup in 1987, 1988 and 1992. Among other things, he financed the KZ1 , the challenger ship in 1988, which, however, went against the US American yacht Stars & Stripes lost. In 1995, his bank began providing financial support to the Samoan national rugby union team .
For his services he was in 1990 as a Knight Bachelor in the personal nobility collected and leads since then the title "Sir". In 2002 he was inducted into the America's Cup Hall of Fame .
Fay, who lives in Switzerland , also owns Great Mercury Island , an island in the Mercury Islands that houses two of his luxury properties that are for rent.
Web links
- Chambers Biographical Dictionary , Edinburgh 2002, ISBN 0550 10051 2 , p. 516
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Fay, Michael |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Fay, Sir Humphrey Michael Gerard (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | New Zealand banker and entrepreneur |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1949 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Auckland , New Zealand |