Angela Bennett
Angela Bennett | |
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Born | circa 1945 (age 78–79) |
Nationality | Australian |
Occupation | Mining heiress |
Children | Seven |
Father | Peter Wright (1908–1985) |
Relatives | Michael Wright (brother, 1937–2012) |
Angela Bennett (born circa 1945[3][4]) is an Australian mining heiress and businesswoman.[4][5][6][7][8]
Biography
Her late father, Peter Wright, co-founded Wright Prospecting. Her late brother was Michael Wright (1937–2012), the owner of the Voyager Estate winery in Margaret River.[4][5]
She heads Wright Prospecting.[7] In 2010, she and her brother received A$1 billion from Gina Rinehart after she was legally forced to give up twenty-five per cent in the Rhodes Ridges iron ore mine 60 kilometres (37 mi) west of Newman in the Pilbara.[5][6] She owns fifteen per cent of Hamersley Iron shares from the Rio Tinto Group, Gina Rinehart owning the other fifty per cent.[4] In September 2012, she sued Rinehart to recover fifty per cent of 4, 5 and 6 tenements of the Hope Downs mine, named after Gina Rinehart's late mother, Hope Hancock.[7][8][9]
Personal life
She is married, and has seven children.[8] She is the fourth-richest woman in Australia. In 2014, the Business Review Weekly assessed Bennett's net worth at A$1.55 billion.[3] In September 2009, she sold her mansion in the Mosman Park neighbourhood of Perth for A$57.5 million and downsized to a A$8 million apartment in West Perth.[8][10][11] In 2010, she sold her A$20 million yacht.[8][11]
Her son, Todd Bennett, was appointed to the Board of Directors of Apex Mineral in 2008, but he no longer sits on it as of 2012.[12][13] He also sat on the Board of the Finance and Energy Exchange.[12]
References
- ^ "AFR Rich List". Australian Financial Review. Retrieved 1 June 2019.
- ^ "2019 Australia's 50 Richest". Forbes Asia. January 2019. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
- ^ a b "BRW Rich 200 list 2014: 22. Angela Bennett". BRW. Sydney. 27 June 2014. Archived from the original on 30 June 2014. Retrieved 29 June 2014.
- ^ a b c d "#25 Angela Bennett". Australia's 50 Richest. Forbes. January 2014. Retrieved 29 June 2014.
- ^ a b c Wilson-Chapman, Amy (28 April 2012). "Iron ore heir and Rinehart foe Michael Wright passes away". The Sunday Times. Perth, WA.
- ^ a b "Billion-dollar war". The Australian. 9 March 2007.
- ^ a b c Hernandez, Vittorio (27 September 2012). "Mining Queens Gina Rinehart, Angela Bennett in Legal Battle Over Hope Downs Iron Ore Mine". International Business Times.
- ^ a b c d e Marks, Kathy (28 September 2012). "Richest women in Australia go to war over mining rights". The Independent.
- ^ Garvey, Paul; Burrell, Andrew (27 September 2012). "Battle of the billionaire iron ladies as Hope Downs court case looms". The Australian.
- ^ Sonti, Chalpat (8 September 2009). "Perth mansion sold for Australian record of $57.5m". The Sydney Morning Herald.
- ^ a b Keila, Jon (5 December 2010). "Legal battle over $20m super yacht". Herald Sun.
- ^ a b Gosch, Elizabeth (19 July 2008). "Apex reckons it has struck gold with Bennett posting". The Australian.
- ^ "Board of Directors". Apex Minerals.