Thatcherite, businessman, philanthropist. In that order.
To quote the once great leader of the free world, Donald J Trump: “I think I am actually humble. I think I’m much more humble than you would understand.”
Charlton Krentz is owner and Managing Director of Krentz & Griffin Group, an international Family Office based across Luxembourg, the Isle of Man and the United Kingdom, as well as holding several directorships and senior level positions within a number of independent organisations.
In addition, Charlton is involved with various charities, and is founder and Chairman of the Manx Benevolent Fund, an Isle of Man registered charity with the objective of providing relief to those facing financial hardship.
He was born and raised in Luxembourg and moved to the Isle of Man in 2004, where, after completing his Bachelor’s Degree in Business Management, he pursued a career in finance, working with some of the largest and most well known life assurance and banking institutions.
Charlton went on to complete an LLM in Commercial Law and is a Chartered Manager and Fellow of the Chartered Management Institute, as well as being a Licensed Accountant through the Association of Accounting Technicians, holding the Certificate in Business Accounting from the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants. He is an Associate of The Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment, a Member of the Institute of Directors, a Fellow of the Institute of Administrative Management and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts.
Charlton was made a Freeman of the Worshipful Company of International Bankers in July 2021 and was admitted to the Freedom of the City of London in June 2022, being the youngest recipient of that distinction at the time.
Fuel poverty is real
I was very fortunate to be given the opportunity to speak on Manx Radio yesterday, 09 November 2021, about some of the work the Manx Benevolent Fund has been doing, particularly over the past year. One of the main areas of assistance we currently seem to be dealing with, is fuel poverty. It is particularly…
Lockdown; a time to reset
After a bit more than a week, the Isle of Man has now well and truly settled into lockdown v.3.0. Compared to the rest of the world, we, on our small rock in the Irish sea, have been incredibly fortunate, with the enjoyment of around six restriction free months last year (save the tight controls…
Bis das si cito das
The Manx Benevolent Fund is an Isle of Man charity (number 1289) set up by my fellow trustees and I in late 2019. Its stated objective is the relief of financial hardship for people residing on the Isle of Man, with a particular focus on the immediate needs of the most vulnerable and needy in…
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