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文森特一. 梅 is the Founder, Chairman, and CEO of The Cranemere Group, Limited, created in 2012. Cranemere is a privately-owned Holding Company that owns a group of diversified, 美国的高质量企业.S. 以及欧洲的长期发展. Cranemere was formed to provide a global community of select families and other shareholders a safe and attractive investment in a company with a straightforward and easily understood strategy: invest in good companies and work in partnership with their management teams for the long term. Prior to founding Cranemere, Vincent was at AEA Investors from 1989 to the end of 2011. He joined AEA as CEO and became chairman in 1998. 在他任职期间, Preqin ranked AEA in the top 10 private equity firms in the world for consistent superior returns over a 20-year period. He has also served on the boards of many of AEA’s portfolio companies such as Burt’s Bees and Daltile.
In addition to business, Vincent is engaged in a wide range of philanthropic activities in the U.S. 和南非. His focus has been on Human Rights, Education, the Arts, and Environmental Conservation. 13年来, he served as Chairman of the Board of Sesame Workshop, a leading children’s educational television program featured in more than 100 countries. He is currently chairman of Sesame Workshop’s Global Advisory Board. One of Sesame Workshop’s main goals is using television and other distribution platforms to teach preschoolers in the U.S. and around the world to be smarter, kinder, and stronger.
Vincent’s interest in Human Rights was influenced by his growing up in 南非 during the height of the apartheid years. He was the Founding Chairman of the International Center for Transitional Justice (ICTJ) which is today the leading institution in the world in the field of transitional justice. It operates in more than 25 countries advising governments on policies that promote peaceful transition from authoritarian rule to democracy. ICTJ was established based on the principles successfully implemented by the pioneering Truth and Reconciliation Commission in 南非.
Vincent served as the National Fundraising Chairman of the 南非 Free Election Fund, 它是在美国成立的.S. to raise significant funds in anticipation of 南非’s first democratic election. The Fund board worked closely with Nelson M