Nicholas Stacey
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John Warner Nicholas Anthony Howard Szecsi (Stacey), known as Nicholas Stacey, (5 December 1920 – 19 January 1997) was a financial journalist, writer, entrepreneur and patron of the arts. He was born in Debrecen
, Hungary
but in 1939, came to England to study in the Faculty of Commerce at Birmingham University. In 1945 Stacey joined the editorial staff of the London
Financial Times
. In 1946, he became a member of the post-war reconstruction committee, working with Nicholas Kaldor
, Leonard Woolf
and Christopher Mayhew
. In 1951 Stacey won a Fulbright Scholarship to the Graduate Business School of Columbia University
, where he lectured on economic history. In 1962 Stacey was a co-founding Chairman of Chesham Amalgamations
in London, an innovative mergers and acquisitions
company, which played a role in the reorganization of British industry in the Sixties and Seventies. After selling Chesham Amalgamations in 1984, Stacey became Chairman of the Cel-Sci Corporation, Virginia, a US company engaged in cancer and AIDS research. He was also a financier at this time of research programmes at the Chelsea and Westminster Hospital
, London. In 1969 Stacey became Chairman of Trustees of the Society for the Promotion of New Music
at which he reconstructed the trust and successfully reorganized its financial structure. He also chaired the Appeals Committee of the Byam Shaw School of Art, London, and was a founding trustee of the Bankside Gallery
and Chairman of the Council of the Divertimenti Orchestra.
Debrecen
Debrecen , is the second largest city in Hungary after Budapest. Debrecen is the regional centre of the Northern Great Plain region and the seat of Hajdú-Bihar county.- Name :...
, Hungary
Hungary
Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...
but in 1939, came to England to study in the Faculty of Commerce at Birmingham University. In 1945 Stacey joined the editorial staff of the London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
Financial Times
Financial Times
The Financial Times is an international business newspaper. It is a morning daily newspaper published in London and printed in 24 cities around the world. Its primary rival is the Wall Street Journal, published in New York City....
. In 1946, he became a member of the post-war reconstruction committee, working with Nicholas Kaldor
Nicholas Kaldor
Nicholas Kaldor, Baron Kaldor was one of the foremost Cambridge economists in the post-war period...
, Leonard Woolf
Leonard Woolf
Leonard Sidney Woolf was an English political theorist, author, publisher and civil servant, and husband of author Virginia Woolf.-Early life:...
and Christopher Mayhew
Christopher Mayhew
Christopher Paget Mayhew, Baron Mayhew was a British politician who was a Labour Member of Parliament from 1945 to 1950 and from 1951 to 1974, when he left the Labour Party to become a Liberal...
. In 1951 Stacey won a Fulbright Scholarship to the Graduate Business School of Columbia University
Columbia University
Columbia University in the City of New York is a private, Ivy League university in Manhattan, New York City. Columbia is the oldest institution of higher learning in the state of New York, the fifth oldest in the United States, and one of the country's nine Colonial Colleges founded before the...
, where he lectured on economic history. In 1962 Stacey was a co-founding Chairman of Chesham Amalgamations
Chesham Amalgamations
Chesham Amalgamations is the trading name of Chesham Amalgamations & Investments Limited, a pioneering mergers and acquisitions broking company based in the UK...
in London, an innovative mergers and acquisitions
Mergers and acquisitions
Mergers and acquisitions refers to the aspect of corporate strategy, corporate finance and management dealing with the buying, selling, dividing and combining of different companies and similar entities that can help an enterprise grow rapidly in its sector or location of origin, or a new field or...
company, which played a role in the reorganization of British industry in the Sixties and Seventies. After selling Chesham Amalgamations in 1984, Stacey became Chairman of the Cel-Sci Corporation, Virginia, a US company engaged in cancer and AIDS research. He was also a financier at this time of research programmes at the Chelsea and Westminster Hospital
Chelsea and Westminster Hospital
Chelsea and Westminster Hospital is a public hospital located on Fulham Road, in the Chelsea area of London, England. It is managed by the Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, and opened in May 1993.-History:...
, London. In 1969 Stacey became Chairman of Trustees of the Society for the Promotion of New Music
Society for the Promotion of New Music
The Society for the Promotion of New Music was founded in London in 1943 with the intention of promoting the creation, performance and appreciation of new music...
at which he reconstructed the trust and successfully reorganized its financial structure. He also chaired the Appeals Committee of the Byam Shaw School of Art, London, and was a founding trustee of the Bankside Gallery
Bankside Gallery
The Bankside Gallery is an art gallery in Bankside, South London, England. It is just to the west of the much larger Tate Modern gallery.The gallery is home to the Royal Watercolour Society and the Royal Society of Painter Printmakers. The members of these societies follow a 200 year old tradition...
and Chairman of the Council of the Divertimenti Orchestra.