Expanding her 'body' of work, Elle Macpherson is now a board member of a small publicly traded company. She joined the board of "Hot Tuna", the world's longest established surfwear brand which trades on the Alternative Investment Market (AIM), part of the London Stock Exchange.
No stranger to the world of high finance, she was hedge fund manager Arpad 'Arki' Bousson's squeeze for several years and has 2 kids with him. She's also launched her own line of products in the past -- lingerie and bathing suits in 1990, and more recently a line of skincare products called "The Body".
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Friday evening in London was a big night for Arpad "Arki" Busson's annual fund raiser for his ARK children's charity ("Absolute Returns for Kids"). It set a record for funds raised in one night, where over 1,000 hedge fund managers and other glitterati raised over £17.5m, beating out the Robin Hood Foundation bash which raised $31.9m (£17.2m) last year. Sir Elton John provided entertainment, and auction items included a yoga session with Sting, dinner and a tennis match with Sir Elton, a guitar lesson with Coldplay's Chris Martin followed by dinner with his wife Gwyneth Paltrow and a chance to appear as an extra in Cate Blanchett's new film about Elizabeth I.
Sometimes mocked as a playboy and known widely as Elle Mcpherson's ex (with whom he has 2 young sons), the 43 year old Busson said he was going to the event stag...
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Expanding her 'body' of work, Elle Macpherson is now a board member of a small publicly traded company. She joined the board of "Hot Tuna", the world's longest established surfwear brand which trades on the Alternative Investment Market (AIM), part of the London Stock Exchange.
