Clifford Gundle
| Clifford Gundle | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1937 (age 78–79) |
| Nationality | South African |
| Known for | Founder of Gundle Plastics Group |
Clifford Gundle is a South African philanthropist, entrepreneur and investor, and founder of gundle plastics, one of the largest flexible film plastics manufacturers in the southern hemisphere.[1]
Career
In 1964 he opened Gundle Plastics producing 6 foot wide low density polythene sheeting for the packaging industry. In 1984 he sold gundle manufacturing systems, but retained his share in gundle lining systems which he founded in 1981,[2] which was renamed Aquatan.[3] Growth of the company exploded after government regulations in South Africa required double lining. He sold the company in 1986 for the sum of $32.5 million.[4]
Aurum Investments, his next venture, was set up with his son Kevin Gundle,[5] a hedge fund management company which successfully launched its first fund, Aurum ISIS in 1994.[6][7] Clifford Gundle now runs his family empire which includes manufacturing, investment-management and technology concerns around the world. Some of his more notable investments have been Citywire, which his son is now a director of.[8]
Philanthropy
Gundle has made many notable charitable donations including:
- Patronage of the London Jewish Cultural Center.[9]
- Patronage of the National Theater.[10]
- Patronage of the Cameri Theater Tel Aviv.[11]
- Charitable support of the V&A museum.[12]
- Endowment of the Courtauld Institute of Art.[13]
- Deans council at the Harvard Kennedy Business School.[14]
- Donation for the British ORT.[15]
Clifford Gundle also made a donation of £1,750 in 2007 to Michael Gove.[16]
Personal life
Clifford gundle is married to his wife, Sooozee Gundle with whom he has had 4 children.[3][17]
References
- ↑ "Gundle Plastics Group > Home ( DNN 4.3.4 )". www.gundle.co.za. Retrieved 2015-05-29.
- ↑ Cowan, Alison Leigh. "Market Place; Gundle's Growth And Volatility". nytimes. Retrieved 29 May 2015.
- 1 2 "Clifford Gundle's Speech to the Geosynthetics Interest Group of South Africa (GIGSA)". Aquatan. Retrieved 29 May 2015.
- ↑ Cowan, Alison Leigh (1988-09-22). "Market Place; Gundle's Growth And Volatility". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2015-12-30.
- ↑ "FE Investegate |Aurum Funds Announcements | Aurum Funds: Director/PDMR Shareholding". www.investegate.co.uk. Retrieved 2015-06-06.
- ↑ "Clifford J. Gundle". Bloomberg. Retrieved 29 May 2015.
- ↑ "Introduction". Aurum. Retrieved 29 May 2015.
- ↑ "About Citywire Money - Citywire Money". citywire.co.uk. Retrieved 2015-05-31.
- ↑ "London Jewish Cultural Centre - Patrons". www.ljcc.org.uk. Retrieved 2015-05-29.
- ↑ "Patron Donors". Retrieved 2015-05-29.
- ↑ "https://www.cameri.co.il/xmedia-cameri/repo/feats//pdf/1056.pdf" (PDF). www.cameri.co.il. Retrieved 2015-06-06. External link in
|title=(help) - ↑ "Supporters/Press - Annual Review 2010 - Victoria and Albert Museum". www.vam.ac.uk. Retrieved 2015-05-29.
- ↑ "Courtauld Institute of Art : Newsletter Archive". courtauld.ac.uk. Retrieved 2015-05-29.
- ↑ "(010615) Deans Council Program" (PDF). www.hks.harvard.edu. Harvard University. Retrieved 2015-05-29.
- ↑ "British ORT gears up for another great 90 years | World ORT". www.ort.org. Retrieved 2015-05-29.
- ↑ "New survey shows Gove makes big bucks from banks". USI - Union Solidarity International. Retrieved 2015-12-31.
- ↑ Journal, Elena Cherney Staff Reporter of The Wall Street (2000-08-16). "Successful Business Family Passes On Its Knowledge". Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved 2015-06-06.