Consumer >> Analyst Interviews >> September 6, 1999

The U.k. Entertainment & Leisure Sector : Richard Finch – Credit Lyonnais Securities

RICHARD FINCH is UK Leisure, Entertainment and Hotels Analyst at Credit Lyonnais Securities. He has followed the sector for much of the last 15 years. After Spencer Thornton and Citicorp Scrimgeour Vickers in the 1980s, he specialised in Swiss consumer stocks at HSBC James Capel. In 1995, he joined Credit Lyonnais Laing to cover UK Paper & Packaging and last summer returned to Leisure and Hotels. Mr Finch has a M.A. honours degree in Modern Languages (French and German) from Oxford University (St Edmund Hall). His interests include architectural history, symphony concerts and cricket. Profile
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