Mehmet Dalman

Mehmet Dalman
Born (1958-04-07) 7 April 1958 (age 66)
Paphos, British Cyprus[1]
NationalityBritish
TitleChairman of Cardiff City
Term2014–

Mehmet Dalman (born 7 April 1958) is a Cypriot-British investment banker.[2] He is the chairman of Welsh football club Cardiff City.[3]

Early life

Dalman was born in Paphos on 7 April 1958.[4] As of Turkish Cypriot tradition, he was born as Mehmet Şükrü, taking his father's first name as his own last name. His brother, Cevdet, has retained the surname.[5] He studied at the London School of Economics.[6]

Career

From 1990 to 1995, Dalman served as the Head of European and Japanese Equities at Credit Lyonnais Securities and Head of Quantitative Marketing at The Nikko Securities Europe.[7] He served as a managing director at Deutsche Morgan Grenfell Capital Markets Limited, and Head of Japanese Equities and Equity Derivatives for Asia Pacific. Between 1997 and 2004, Dalman was the first non-German to sit on the board of the German bank Commerzbank. He founded the WMG Group / WMG Advisors LLP in 2004. In January 2012, Dalman joined the Cardiff City board, as the Bluebirds looked to return to the top flight, and was subsequently made chairman in July 2013.[8]

Personal life

Dalman moved with his parents to London in 1968.[4] He has a son and a daughter.

References

  1. ^ The Telegraph (10 June 2011). "Profile: Sir Paul Judge and Mehmet Dalman". The Daily Telegraph. London. Retrieved 12 October 2011.
  2. ^ "Mehmet Dalman director information. Free company director check". www.cbetta.com. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
  3. ^ "MEHMET DALMAN APPOINTED CHAIRMAN". www.cardiffcityfc.co.uk. Archived from the original on 1 August 2013.
  4. ^ a b Star Gazete. "Londra'da bir 'Harika Türk'". Retrieved 12 October 2011.
  5. ^ eFinancialCareers. "News analysis: How Commerzbank's Dalman built his empire". Retrieved 12 October 2011.
  6. ^ "Profile: Sir Paul Judge and Mehmet Dalman". The Daily Telegraph. London. 10 June 2011.
  7. ^ Bloomberg. "Mehmet Dalman". Retrieved 12 October 2011.[dead link‍]
  8. ^ "Cypriot businessman Mehmet Dalman joins Cardiff City board".