Lynn Fordham

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| occupation = CEO, SVG Capital

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Lynn Fordham (born April 1963) is a British businesswoman and former CEO of SVG Capital, a defunct FTSE 250 Index private equity and investment management business.{{cite web|title=Former oil executive Lynn Fordham needs to be slick when SVG deals with Coller Capital|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/banksandfinance/9151650/Former-oil-executive-Lynn-Fordham-needs-to-be-slick-when-SVG-deals-with-Coller-Capital.html|website=Telegraph|accessdate=18 March 2012}}

Early life

Lynn Fordham was born in April 1963.{{cite web|title=SVG Capital|url=https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/company/03066856/officers|website=Companies House|accessdate=10 August 2015}} She received a bachelor's degree in Accountancy from Glasgow University and a Diploma of Business Administration from Warwick University.{{cite web|title=Executive Profile: Lynn Fordham CA|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/people/person.asp?personId=46295514&ticker=SVI:LN|website=Bloomberg|accessdate=30 March 2015}}

Career

Fordham trained as an accountant at Peat Marwick, Mitchell & Co.{{When|date=April 2020}}

Fordham joined SVG Capital from Barratt Developments in July 2008,{{cite web|url=http://www.financialdirector.co.uk/financial-director/analysis/1744437/lynn-fordham-ceo-svg-restructuring|title=Lynn Fordham becomes CEO in SVG restructuring|publisher=Financial Director|date=5 July 2009|accessdate=30 March 2015}} and was appointed CEO on 20 May 2009, a role she held until 2016. In 2017, Fordham, together with other former SVG executives, launched private equity firm Larchpoint Capital, based in London.{{Cite web |last=Bow |first=Michael |date=2019-02-12 |title=Former SVG Capital fund chief drops back into City with new venture |url=https://www.standard.co.uk/business/former-svg-capital-fund-chief-drops-back-into-city-with-new-venture-a4064471.html |access-date=2024-05-26 |website=Evening Standard |language=en}}

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