Thursday, April 25, 2024

BUSINESS

The Marchioness of Bath

Born in Hungary and raised in France, the Marchioness of Bath has been described as a “soft porn actress” as well as a war correspondent and a journalist. In September 2015, she told The...

His Excellency Nunzio Alfredo D’Angieri and sons Stefan and Teava

This dandy dynasty of diplomats and collectors of motoring marvels are renowned on the international jet set. Diplomat H.E. Nunzio Alfredo D’Angieri was once termed “Arafats’s banker” and together with his sons Stefan and...

Christina Ketley

Though never married to the murdered gangland figure and timeshare fraudster John Palmer, Brentwood born Christina Ketley was truly the power behind his nasty thrown. Based in South Weald, Essex, mother of one Ketley...

Jules Bianchi (1989 – 2015)

The Stirling Moss of his generation was tragically taken in his prime aged just 25. Nice born and the grandson of the three-time World Champion in the GT category Mauro Bianchi, Jules Bianchi was...

Blake Mycoskie

Arlington, Texas born TOMS founder Blake Mycoskie started out selling shoes from his apartment in 2006 and now describes his position within what has become a vastly successful company as “Chief Giver of Shoes”. A...

Pete Halat

Former attorney and Mayor of Biloxi, Mississippi from 1989 to 1993, Pete Halat was acquitted of but still is often connected to the 1987 murders of his business partner Judge Vincent Sherry and his...

Justin Weiss

Georgetown University educated Justin Weiss is the founder of the innovative rental crowdsourcing firm ClearDigs. A former Goldman Sachs banker, New York based Weiss offers the following advice to those who follow him on...

Nicolas Berggruen (AKA “The Homeless Billionaire”)

An eternal wanderer and worth some £985 million ($1.56 billion), art collector and founder of the Berggruen Holdings, Inc. fund of hedge funds Nicolas Berggruen prefers to live in five-star hotels despite owning homes...

Bidzina Ivanishvili (ბიძინა ივანიშვილი, AKA “Boris Ivanishvili”)

Said to be worth £3.3 billion, businessman and politician Bidzina Ivanishvili counts two albino sons amongst his four children. Prime Minister of Georgia between October 2012 and November 2013, Ivaishvili named his Georgian Dreams...

Andy Dunn

Northwestern University and Stanford graduate Andy Dunn co-founded Bonobos in 2007 to “provide men with better-fitting clothes”. Chicago born Dunn stepped down as CEO in May 2015 and aside from telling his 15,000 Twitter...

David Sullivan

Cardiff born David Sullivan owned the Daily Sport and the Sunday Sport between 1986 and 2007. Essex based and a father of two, Sullivan is a leading figure in the adult entertainment industry, a...

Sir Martin Sorrell (AKA “The Third Brother”)

Britain’s highest paid CEO in 2014 (he earned £42.98 million in a single year) Sir Martin Sorrell is the CEO of the advertising giant WPP. Born on Valentine’s Day 1945, twice married and a father...

Ena Baxter (AKA “The Queen of Soup”, 1925 – 2015)

Described as being “born to make soup”, Ena Baxter was anything but a “sweet old dear pottering around her kitchen”. This farmer’s daughter turned Baxters of Speyside into a global brand and of his...

Lisa du Pont Moseley (also known as Lisa Dean Chandor MacGuigan Moseley, born Lisa Dean)

A reclusive chain-smoking heiress, Lisa du Pont Moseley is best known for her connections to the 1998 murder of Pati Margello, the prostitute girlfriend of her son Simpson Dean MacGuigan. Wilmington, Delaware based and...

Radovan Vitek

A self-made Czech real estate billionaire, Radovan Vitek was listed as having a worth of £1.1 billion by Forbes in 2015. The owner of a home in Belgravia, this twice-married father of four was...

Lord Mostyn

The 7th Baron Mostyn was born in 1984 and was said to be worth some £50 million ($85 million) by The Sunday Times in 2014. Arsenal supporter and Durham University graduate Lord Mostyn speaks...

Goga Ashkenazi (born Gaukhar Berkalieva)

Termed “the first female oligarch”, Goga Ashkenazi made her first fortune in oil and gas before moving into fashion after buying Vionnet in 2012. Originally from southern Kazakhstan, Stowe, Rugby and Oxford educated Ashkenazi’s...

His Royal Highness Prince Khalid bin Bandar bin Sultan al-Saud

Oxford educated petrolhead HRH Prince Khalid bin Bandar bin Sultan al-Saud is married to the Duke of Northumberland’s niece and counts Jeremy Clarkson amongst his friends. He travelled with friends on a coach after his...

George Frost

One of three sons of the late Sir David Frost and his second wife Lady Carina Fitzalan-Howard, “rum adventurer” George Frost created his own rum brand, The Duppy Share, after falling in love with...

Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump

The joining of two real estate and media dynasties came about in 2009 when Jared Kushner married Ivanka Trump. Harvard and New York University educated Kushner unexpectedly became the CEO of Kushner Companies after...

Vladislav Doronin (Владислав Доронин, also known as “Vlad Doronin”)

Once termed “Russia’s answer to Donald Trump”, billionaire Vladislav Doronin is the chairman of the Capital Group. He describes himself as “an international businessman and philanthropist with world-class credentials in commodity trading, real estate...

The Rt. Hon. The Countess Mountbatten of Burma CBE, MSC, CD, JP, DL (also known as Lady Brabourne)

The great-granddaughter of Queen Victoria and godmother to The Prince of Wales, the 2nd Countess Mountbatten of Burma once suggested that war “gives you quite a different outlook on life”. A mother of eight...

Leonard Blavatnik (Леонид Валентинович Блаватник)

Jewish father of four Leonard Blavatnik became the UK’s richest person in 2015 when The Sunday Times listed him to be worth £13.17 billion. The owner of a £200 million mansion in Kensington Palace...

Paul Arrouet and Dylan Lauren

New York based hedge fund manager Paul Arrouet married Ralph Lauren’s daughter, Dylan, in June 2011. He is the managing partner at Marblegate Asset Management and she owns Dylan’s Candy Bar, the “largest candy...

India Rose James

The “pink-tinged blonde” granddaughter of the late “King of Soho” Paul Raymond co-owns most of Soho with her half-sister, Fawn. India Rose James told the Evening Standard that she has “massive trust issues” and is...

Simon Ogilvie-Harris

Harrow educated Simon Ogilvie-Harris turned his back on a career in the City to establish the Chavín Jewellery brand. Fans include the media personality Nancy Dell’Olio, the actor Lyndon Ogbourne and the musician Lettice...

Yasser Khattak

Former Maidstone Grammar School for Boys pupil turned inventor Yasser Khattak was suspended from school 16 times and taught himself at home. As a teenager, Khattak made £20,000 by selling air fresheners to petrol...

Leon Max (born Leonid Maxovich Rodovinksi)

Having become “more British than the British” after paying £15 million for Easton Neston House at Towcester in Northamptonshire in 2005, Leon Max got what he described as “a smoking deal” when he snapped up...

Jordan Edwards

A graduate of Northeastern University, Jordan Edwards became president of the Mixology Clothing Company, the owner of the Gainsborough Group e-commerce development company and vice-president of the Chart Organization during his 20s. He was described as having...

Galen and Hilary Weston

Worth some £6.5 billion ($9.7 billion) as of April 2015, Toronto and Windsor, Florida based Galen and Hilary Weston control an empire that includes Selfridges and Fortnum & Mason. Other family assets number Loblaws,...

Alphonse Fletcher, Jr. (AKA “Buddy Fletcher”)

The fund founded by “The Black Madoff” was bankrupted in 2012 after Alphonse Fletcher, Jr.’s firms, Fletcher Asset Management and Fletcher International, failed to meet redemption requests of £97 million ($144 million). The son...