Patrick Sergeant
Sir Patrick John Rushton Sergeant (born 17 March 1924) is a British journalist, investor and businessman who is the founder of Euromoney Institutional Investor. Previously, he served as the City Editor of the Daily Mail from 1960 to 1984.[1]
Early life and education
Patrick Sergeant was born on 17 March 1924 in King's Down, Kent.[2] He attended Beaumont College.[2]
Career
Sergeant served in Royal Navy before joining Mullens & Co.[2]
In 1948, he joined News Chronicle as a reporter.[2] From 1960 to 1984, he was the City Editor of the Daily Mail.[2] Later, he served as a director of Daily Mail and General Trust Plc from 1992 to 2004.[3]
In 2018, he announced his retirement from the board of Euromoney.[4]
Personal and later life
Sergeant's daughter, Emma Sergeant, is an artist.[5]
He turned 100 on 17 March 2024.[citation needed]
- ^ "My Mentor: Patience Wheatcroft On Sir Patrick Sergeant". Archived from the original on 25 May 2022.
- ^ a b c d e Attard, Bernard (28 January 2011). "London Stock Exchange oral history: interview with Sir Patrick Sergeant". Centre for Metropolitan History.
- ^ "Patrick John Rushton SERGEANT personal appointments - Find and update company information - GOV.UK". find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk.
- ^ InPublishing. "Sir Patrick Sergeant retires from Euromoney board".
- ^ "Emma's brush with marriage". 16 November 1996. Archived from the original on 10 October 2012 – via www.telegraph.co.uk.