Robert Tchenguiz

Robert Tchenguiz
Born Robert Khadouri
(1960-09-09) 9 September 1960
Tehran, Iran
Residence Kensington, London, England
Citizenship British
Occupation Property developer
Net worth £850 million (with brother)[1]
Title Co-chairman, Rotch Property Group
Spouse(s) Heather Bird
Children 2
Parent(s) Violet Khadouri
Victor Khadouri
Relatives Vincent Tchenguiz (brother)
Family Vincent Tchenguiz (brother)
Lisa Tchenguiz (sister)

Robert Tchenguiz (born 9 September 1960) is a British entrepreneur, securities dealer and the brother of Vincent Tchenguiz.

Early life

Tchenguiz was born in Tehran, Iran, to an Iraqi-Jewish family,[2] the son of Victor and Violet Khadouri.[3] His family left Iraq in 1948 and settled in Iran, where his father, a jeweler, worked for the Shah and ran the country's mint.[3] He also changed the family surname from Khadouri to Tchenguiz.

In 1979 the family moved in England after the Iranian revolution.[3] He has one brother and one sister: Vincent Tchenguiz and Lisa Tchenguiz (formerly married to BBC Radio 1 disc jockey, Gary Davies[4] and then to South African-born Del Monte CEO, Vivian Imerman).[5]

Career

In 2000 in the wake of the collapse of the Icelandic Kaupthing Bank, Robert Tchenguiz was suspected of fraudulent dealings and was arrested in a dawn raid in 2011; however, the investigation ended in 2012 with the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) citing "insufficient evidence", and no indictment was ever brought.[6] In fact, Tchenguiz lost millions of pounds in Kaupthing's collapse.[6] Robert Tchenguiz sued the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) for false imprisonment and damages to his businesses.[7] Due to mishandling of the inquiry, the court had already ordered the SFO to pay 80% of Robert Tchenguiz's legal expenses in the matter.[8] SFO settled with Tchenguiz for a sum of £1.5m.[9]

Personal life

In 2005, he married his longtime girlfriend, American Heather Bird; they have two children.[10] Though separated, they live in different parts of the same house by the Royal Albert Hall in Kensington, London. His girlfriend, Julia Dybowska, also lives in the house.[11]

References

  1. ↑ "Vincent and Robert Tchenguiz". The Times. London. Archived from the original on 5 May 2009.
  2. ↑ Mira Bar-Hillel (September 26, 2012). "The Brothers". The London Magazine. Retrieved 6 October 2013.
  3. 1 2 3 The Daily Telegraph: "Lisa Tchenguiz and Vivian Imerman: profiles" January 22, 2010
  4. ↑ The Daily Telegraph: "Just like Diana, I had three people in my marriage" By Bryony Gordon March 6, 2013
  5. ↑ The Daily Mail: "Man from Del Monte says yes to £15m divorce (that's £85m less than she wanted)" By Jack Doyle February 22, 2013
  6. 1 2 Russell, Jonathan (15 October 2012). "SFO drops multi-million investigation into Robert Tchenguiz". The Daily Telegraph.
  7. ↑ "Tchenguiz brothers seek millions from Serious Fraud Office". The Guardian. 3 December 2012.
  8. ↑ Lipman, Jennifer (15 November 2012). "New blow to Serious Fraud Office as agency told to pay Tchenguiz legal costs". The Jewish Chronicle. London.
  9. ↑ https://www.theguardian.com/business/2014/jul/31/tycoon-robert-tchenguiz-damages-serious-fraud-office-iceland-banks
  10. ↑ The Daily Mail: "Tchenguiz and his wife reunited" September 14, 2010
  11. ↑ "Tycoon Robert Tchenguiz set to sue BBC for 'playboy' documentary". Evening Standard. Retrieved 2018-05-22.
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