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Amanda Staveley

Amanda Staveley is a highly successful businesswoman. Born in Doncaster, Staveley was a good childhood athlete in show jumping and sprinting (at 14 years old, Staveley ran 100 metres in 12.6 seconds) but was eventually hindered by an injury to her achilles tendon. Accepted to St Catherine’s College at Cambridge to study modern languages, she supplemented her student grant with work as a model, but dropped out after being hospitalised with stress. Staveley then opened a restaurant, through which she became acquainted with the Maktoums, family of the ruler of Dubai, but built her name as a businesswoman through successful investments in starting companies and trading of stocks. Staveley made £40million in commission driving a deal between Barclays Bank and Gulf sheiks. In 2008, Staveley brokered the takeover of Manchester City FC by the ruling family of Abu Dhabi.

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  • Staveley was at one point involved in a high-profile romance with Prince Andrew, Duke of York which ceased after she supposedly rejected a marriage proposal in favour of her career.
  • Staveley was voted Businesswoman of the Year in 2000.
  • Staveley has been described as a workaholic, who laughs when it is suggested she take a day off.

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