Peter Stormonth Darling, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Peter Stormonth Darling

chairman of Mercury Asset Management

Date of Birth: 29-Sep-1932

Place of Birth: Fulmer, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 16-Sep-2019

Profession: financier

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Peter Stormonth Darling (29 September 1932 - 16 September 2019) was a British investment banker who was the chairman of Mercury Asset Management.He was raised on his family estate, Balvarran, in Strathardle, near Blairgowrie, Scotland.
His father, Patrick, was a Scottish barrister, and his mother, Edith, was Irish.
Educated at Winchester College, he was a strong cricketer, playing in the First XI in 1948 and 1949.
His National service was in the Black Watch, extended to include service in Korea and the Second Battle of the Hook.He studied law at New College, Oxford, then moved to Canada where he worked for Siegmund George Warburg from 1957 to 1963.
He later went on to chair Mercury Asset Management (from 1987), at the time the largest and most influential fund-management firm in the UK with £100 billion under management.In retirement, he was actively engaged in historic preservation; for example, chairing the World Monuments Fund from 2007-9, having joined the board in 1998.
His charitable work in Scotland focussed on social welfare, health and sport.