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Manfred Gorvy | |
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| Born | Manfred Stanley Gorvy 4 May 1938 South Africa |
| Education | University of the Witwatersrand |
| Occupations | Investor, philanthropist |
| Known for | founder and chairman of Hanover Acceptances |
| Spouse | Lydia R. Gorvy |
| Children | 4, including Brett Gorvy |
Manfred S. Gorvy (born 4 May 1938) is a South African billionaire investor and philanthropist based in London. He is the founder and chairman of Hanover Acceptances.
Early life
[edit]Manfred S. Gorvy was born on 4 May 1938 in South Africa.[1] He attended Parktown Boys' High School and later received a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg.[1][2]
Career
[edit]He founded Hanover Acceptances, a property, agribusiness and financial investment company, in 1974,[1][2] and serves as chairman.[1][2] The firm includes four subsidiaries: Dorrington; Refresco Gerber; African Realty Trust; Fresh Capital.[3] The Blackstone Group tried to acquire Refresco Gerber in 2014;[4][5] the offer was rejected by Gorvy.[6]
He is a Fellow of the South African Institute of Chartered Accountants.[1]
In 2008, Gorvy was the 312th richest person in the United Kingdom, with an estimated wealth of £260 million, according to the Sunday Times Rich List.[7] Ten years later, he appeared on the Sunday Times Rich List 2018 as the 163rd richest person in the United Kingdom, with a reported fortune of £873 million.[8]
Personal life
[edit]He is married to Lydia R. Gorvy, who has served on the Board of Directors of Hanover Acceptances since 1991.[9][10] They have four children.
Philanthropy
[edit]In 2011, the Gorvys endowed the refurbishment of a lecture theatre at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London,[11] which was then renamed The Lydia and Manfred Gorvy Lecture Theatre.[11][12] The couple have also made substantial donations to the Royal National Theatre,[13] the Tate,[14][15] the Royal Shakespeare Company, and the Donmar Warehouse.[16][17]
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 4 5 "Manfred Gorvy | Who's Who SA". whoswho.co.za. Retrieved 5 October 2017.
- 1 2 3 "Manfred S Gorvy". www.hanoveracceptances.com. Retrieved 5 October 2017.
- ↑ "Hanover Acceptances". www.hanoveracceptances.com. Retrieved 5 October 2017.
- ↑ Ollie Gordon, Blackstone mulls £1.5bn takeover of drinks bottler, City A.M., 8 December 2014
- ↑ Ashley Armstrong, Former Orangina owner has the bottle for Refresco Gerber, The Daily Telegraph, 6 December 2014
- ↑ Anne-Sylvaine Chassany, Refresco Gerber eyes UK listing despite lacklustre environment, Financial Times, 5 June 2014
- ↑ "Manfred Gorvy and family". The Sunday Times. 27 April 2008. ISSN 0956-1382. Retrieved 5 October 2017.
- ↑ "Meet the ultra-rich South Africans you’ve probably never heard of", Business Tech, 18 May 2018. Accessed 22 March 2019.
- ↑ "Lydia R. Gorvy: Executive Profile & Biography - Bloomberg". www.bloomberg.com. Retrieved 5 October 2017.
- ↑ "Lydia R Gorvy". www.hanoveracceptances.com. Retrieved 5 October 2017.
- 1 2 "The Lydia and Manfred Gorvy Lecture Theatre, 2011". Victoria and Albert Museum. Archived from the original on 14 July 2016. Retrieved 21 November 2017.
- ↑ "The Lydia and Manfred Gorvy Lecture Theatre, Refurbishment of a Grade I Listed lecture theatre". Nissen Richards Studio. Retrieved 24 August 2025.
- ↑ Theatre, National. "Major Gifts | National Theatre NT Future". ntfuture.nationaltheatre.org.uk. Retrieved 5 October 2017.
- ↑ Louise Jury, Tate boss hails non-doms as he opens Tank galleries, London Evening Standard, 16 July 2012
- ↑ New Tate Modern Tanks open to the public, Tate, 16 July 2012
- ↑ Royal Shakespeare Company: Our supporters Archived 30 April 2015 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ "Support us | Donmar Warehouse". Donmar Warehouse. Retrieved 5 October 2017.