Nigel Doughty

Nigel Edward Doughty (10 June 1957 – 4 February 2012) was co-chairman and co-founder of Doughty Hanson & Co, a European private equity firm based in London and with offices throughout Europe.

Nigel Edward Doughty
Born(1957-06-10)10 June 1957
Newark-on-Trent, Nottinghamshire, England
Died4 February 2012(2012-02-04) (aged 54)
Skillington, Lincolnshire

Doughty was born in Newark, Nottinghamshire. Doughty Hanson & Co traces its history back to 1985 when Doughty and Richard Hanson began working together on European investments. Doughty completed his Cranfield BA in 1984 and became a Distinguished Alumnus of the Cranfield School of Management in 2004.[1] He made a personal donation in 2006 to establish the Doughty Centre for Corporate Responsibility at Cranfield School of Management.[2] He was also President of The Cranfield Trust.[3] Doughty was a Trustee of the Doughty Family Foundation[4] and the Doughty Hanson Charitable Foundation.[5]

Doughty was an Assistant Treasurer of the Labour Party[6] and Chairman of the current Small Business Taskforce policy review.[7] He was a member of the World Economic Forum in Davos.[8]

Doughty bought control of Nottingham Forest F.C. for £11 million in 1999.[9] After the departure of Steve McClaren as Forest manager in October 2011, Doughty announced his decision to step down as Forest chairman by the end of the 2011–12 season.[10] Doughty's son Michael is a professional footballer.

On 4 February 2012, Doughty was found dead in the gymnasium of his home in Skillington, Lincolnshire.[9][11][12] His death was due to Sudden Arrhythmic Death Syndrome (SADS). He is survived by his widow Lucy and his four children: Helena, Michael, Sean and Lucas.[13]

Notes
  1. "Cranfield University" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-02-04.
  2. "Doughty Centre for Corporate Responsibility". Som.cranfield.ac.uk. Retrieved 2012-02-04.
  3. "News". Cranfield Trust. 2011-03-01. Archived from the original on 2013-09-06. Retrieved 2012-02-04.
  4. "The Doughty Family Foundation - Charity Number 1127491, Details, Financial Information and Comments from directors". Charitiesdirect.com. Archived from the original on 2012-07-21. Retrieved 2012-02-04.
  5. "Doughty Hanson Charitable Foundation - Doughty Hanson & Co". Doughtyhanson.com. Retrieved 2012-02-04.
  6. "kokanworld.com". Archived from the original on 2012-10-09. Retrieved 2012-02-04.
  7. "Ed Miliband's speech to Federation of Small Businesses | The Labour Party". Labour.org.uk. 2011-03-18. Archived from the original on 2012-06-09. Retrieved 2012-02-04.
  8. "Members | World Economic Forum-Members". Weforum.org. Retrieved 2012-02-04.
  9. "Nottingham Forest owner Nigel Doughty found dead". BBC Sport. BBC. 4 February 2012. Retrieved 4 February 2012.
  10. "I had to quit as Forest chairman". BBC Sport. BBC. 3 October 2011. Retrieved 4 February 2012.
  11. "Nigel Doughty". Nottingham Forest Official Website. Archived from the original on 7 February 2012. Retrieved 4 February 2012.
  12. Obituary on BBC Radio 4's Last Word http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01bmq2z#p00p89vr


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