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"There is a stereotypical investment manager with a big ego -- he's not like that at all. He is fairly quiet, keeps to himself. He has very good integrity and never trades off his wife's name."
May is not a common fixture at local bars, and prefers a laid back lifestyle that includes watching lots of cricket, a hobby he shares with his wife, local media reported.
The career investment banker works at fund management company Capital Group in a behind-the-scenes role as client relationship manager, according to The Guardian. It said he's
worked for the company since 2005.
His resume lists a lifetime of investment-related jobs, including working as a stockbroker and head of pension funds for numerous companies based in Europe and the United States.
Despite their influential jobs, the couple is notoriously private.
Before their move to Downing Street, they lived in the exclusive Sonning-on-Thames neighborhood, which is also home to lawyer and activist Amal Clooney.
Theresa May has said she loves cooking and her husband loves eating her food. In addition to cricket, they share another hobby -- hiking up the mountains.
"On holiday, my husband and I do a lot of quite strenuous walking up mountains in Switzerland," Theresa May said in a column for Balance magazine.
Philip May steps into the shoes of another first spouse -- Denis Thatcher.
The latter's wife,
Margaret Thatcher, served as the first female Prime Minister of the UK between 1979-1990.