Thierry del Moray

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Sir Thierry del Moray
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Birth
18 May 1961
Death
N/A
Titles
Knight of the Order of the Pantocrator, Member of the Imperial Parliament for the Deanery of Saint Louis (New Rome)
Marital Status
Married to Dame Marie-Claire del Moray IC (née Hagiotheodora)

Sir Thierry del Moray is a prominent Pantocratorian businessman and New Rome society figure. He is the Chief Executive Officer of Peacock Holdings Group and is the de facto public face of the Peacock family of businesses, which includes some of the largest businesses in Pantocratoria in almost every industry, especially the manufacturing sector. He is a noted philanthropist, supporting a variety of charities both domestic and international, most notably the Cardinal Duras Memorial Fund, to whose board he was appointed in 2004.

Early Life

Sir Thierry was born in Phociople, a distinct municipality in greater New Rome (nominally a distinct city but practically more of an outer suburb of the capital). His father, Louis del Moray, was already a successful entrepreneur at the time of Sir Thierry's birth. Through his father, Sir Thierry is descended from Luciano del Moray, an Italian conductor who immigrated to Pantocratoria in the early 18th Century to serve as the maestro of the Imperial Court Orchestra of Emperor Manuel V. The rest of the del Moray family followed Luciano to Pantocratoria, and quickly became established in New Rome society circles. Sir Thierry's mother, Helen, was the daughter of the former Imperial Patriotic Party Mayor of Phociople, Jean-Constantine Menocles.

Education

Sir Thierry attended St Joseph's School, Phociople for his primary education and Sacred Heart College, Thyrantion on La Côte d'Est as a border for his secondary education. After graduating from high school he attended the University of Christ Pantocrator at New Rome, where he studied Arts and Commerce, graduating with second class honours.

Family

At university, Sir Thierry met Marie-Claire Hagiotheodora (born 1962), daughter of General Sir Demetrios Hagiotheodorus, commander of the Ninth Provincial Infantry Legion. The two shared several classes together (Hagiotheodora was studying Arts and Law), and fell in love. After completing their respective degrees, the couple was married in 1987. Marie-Claire del Moray became a successful criminal defence attorney and a respected barrister, becoming an Imperial Counsel in 2006.

Both Sir Thierry and Marie-Claire vigorously pursued their respective careers, although they did find the time to have children. Marie-Helene del Moray was born in 1992, and was followed by André del Moray in 1994 and Isabelle del Moray in 1998. Thanks to their combined incomes, Sir Thierry and Marie-Claire could comfortably afford to employ nannies to look after the children, and thus starting a family only minimally slowed Marie-Claire's career. All the children attended St Joseph's, Phociople for their primary education. Marie-Helene del Moray currently attends St Irene's School, and André del Moray attends Sacred Heart College, Thyrantion, both as borders.

Business Career

Sir Thierry shared his father's business acumen, and thanks to a trust fund exceeding a million ducats to which Sir Thierry had access upon the completion of his education he was able to start building an investment portfolio which was to capitalise his future business endeavours. By 1988, the combined worth of Sir Thierry's businesses was estimated by the Imperial Monitor newspaper as being somewhere in excess of fifty million ducats. In 1989 Sir Thierry launched an hostile takeover bid for Consolidated Gas and Resources Inc, one of Pantocratoria's largest domestic primary resources concerns. The takeover was successful, instantly making Sir Thierry Pantocratoria's most successful corporate raider.

In 1992 Sir Thierry was hired by Peacock Holdings Group as its Executive Vice President. As part of the terms of his employment, Peacock Holdings Group purchased Sir Thierry's share in Consolidated Gas and Resources Inc for nearly one and a half times what Sir Thierry had paid for it. As the Executive Vice President of Peacock Holdings, Sir Thierry oversaw the takeovers of agribusiness giants like Drakopolis Abatoirs, Southern Smallgoods Inc, and Madame Belle's Inc. He was responsible for the creation of a new child company which produced processed foodstuffs called Peacock Foods, now one of Peacock Holdings' most valuable companies. In 1998, Sir Thierry was made the Chief Executive Officer of Peacock Holdings, making him Pantocratoria's youngest major company CEO.

As CEO, Sir Thierry presided over a period of record growth for Peacock Holdings, keeping the profits of the Peacock family of businesses about even despite significant retraction in Peacock Motors, which struggled in the first years of the 21st century as the Pantocratorian automobile market became diluted by foreign imports. He was put into a very difficult position when Princess Christiana of Excalbia launched a hostile takeover bid for Peacock Holdings Group as a response to the participation of its subsidiary Peacock Housing in New Constantinople's infamous Rent Day (see Chains of Decadence). Sir Thierry was able to work with Princess Christiana to ensure that her objectives in purchasing such a large share in Peacock Holdings Group were satisfied without costing Peacock Motors its de facto control over the majority of the business. The takeover bid had enough of an impact, however, that Peacock Motors was unable to make up for its soft performance in the 2004-2005 financial year through relying on strong performance from Peacock Holdings, and was forced to significantly downsize is operations in Pantocratoria, moving much of its manufacturing off-shore to Allanea, where Peacock Motors was able to pay its workers significantly less and reduce the regulatory and safety overheads of its manufacturing operations.

Philanthropy

Sir Thierry's father, Louis del Moray, administered a scholarship fund for gifted students from disadvantaged families to study at the University of Christ Pantocrator, and instilled in Sir Thierry from a young age the idea that successful businesspeople ought to contribute to the community through charity. Sir Thierry established his own scholarship fund in the late 80s, and began to diversify his philanthropic interests in much the same way he diversified his business interests. In 1995 violent storms struck Ghelmanos, killing 12 and leaving most of the island's inhabitants homeless. Sir Thierry intervened, establishing the Ghelmanos Disaster Relief Fund, which provided temporary housing for over thirteen thousand residents, and which provided financial assistance to help families repair or rebuild their homes. In recognition of his efforts, he was made a Knight of the Order of the Pantocrator. In 2004 he was appointed to the board of the Cardinal Duras Memorial Fund by then Chancellor Princess Irene.

Politics

In 2007 after the resignation of Princess Irene from the Pantocratorian Imperial Parliament, Sir Thierry became the United Christian Front's candidate in the by-election for her seat of the Deanery of Saint Louis (New Rome). Sir Thierry was asked to consider running by Princess Irene, with whom he had a good working relationship throughout the United Christian and Pantocratoria First Governments of 1992 through to 2004. Through Princess Irene's help, Sir Thierry secured his preselection for the safe conservative seat, and won the 25 April by-election comfortably, beating the Pantocratorian Socialist Alliance's candidate by 18% (see Right Reaction).