Ashley Tabor
Ashley Tabor | |
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.jpg) Ashley Tabor and Steve Hewlett | |
| Born | Ashley Daniel Tabor May 1977 (age 41) |
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation | businessman |
| Known for | Founder & President, Global Media & Entertainment |
| Children | 2 sons |
| Parent(s) | Michael Tabor |
Ashley Daniel Tabor OBE (born May 1977) is a British businessman, the founder and president of Global, the Media & Entertainment Group, the largest commercial radio group in Europe and one of the leading outdoor (OOH) advertising companies in the UK.
Early life[edit]
Ashley Daniel Tabor was born in May 1977,[1] the son of Michael Tabor, who made his fortune through bookmaking, horsebreeding and property.[2]
Career[edit]
Tabor once worked for Simon Cowell.[3]
In 2008, with cash provided by his father and other lenders, he took over GCap Radio, the group behind Capital Radio and Classic FM, and founded Global.[3]
Honours[edit]
In the 2017 Birthday Honours, Tabor received an OBE.[4][5]
Personal life[edit]
Tabor has had a flat in The Knightsbridge Apartments complex since 2006, bought for £15 million.[6] In 2017 he bought the next door flat for £90 million.[6] In October 2017, Westminster City Council's planning department turned down his plan to combine the two flats to create the UK's most expensive flat, a £200 million penthouse with ten bedrooms.[6]
He has two sons, born in February 2015 and in March 2017
References[edit]
- ^ "Ashley Daniel TABOR - Personal Appointments (free information from Companies House)". beta.companieshouse.gov.uk. Retrieved 12 October 2017.
- ^ "Ashley Tabor - MediaGuardian 100 2010". 14 July 2010. Retrieved 12 October 2017 – via www.theguardian.com.
- ^ a b Finch, Julia (13 December 2009). "Revealed: the other two billionaires with a stake in Mitchells & Butlers". Retrieved 12 October 2017 – via www.theguardian.com.
- ^ "The Queen's Birthday Honours 2017 - GOV.UK". www.gov.uk. Retrieved 12 October 2017.
- ^ https://www.thejc.com/news/uk-news/natasha-kaplinsky-and-len-blavatnik-recognised-in-queen-s-birthday-honours-1.440170
- ^ a b c Correspondent, Rupert Neate Wealth (11 October 2017). "Council rules against radio boss's record-breaking £200m flat". Retrieved 12 October 2017 – via www.theguardian.com.
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