Rich List 2017 751-1,000
840= £ 130 m ■
KAVEH ALAMOUTI
Hedge fund 2016: £130m, 766=ROGER AMES
Music 2016: £130m, 766=RICHARD BENYON AND FAMILY
LandTory politician Benyon, 56, is thought to be the wealthiest MP in
parliament ; during the expenses scandal he was found never to
have claimed a penny. He oversees the 300-year-old Englefield
Estate, comprising 20,000 acres in the southeast and Scotland.
The Benyon Estate owns 300 properties. 2016: £125m, 799=STEPHEN CAMERON
PharmaceuticalsNucleus Global is a group of medical communications agencies
working with pharmaceutical and biotechnology enterprises.
Based in London, with offices in Manchester and Macclesfield,
the business saw profits rise to £12.5m in 2015 and showed
assets of £18m. Cameron, 6 6 later this month, founded the
£150m company in 1986 and recently moved from being its chief
executive to chairman. He owns 80% of the operation. New entryRICHARD GNODDE
FinanceGnodde, 57, became chief executive of international business
last year for Goldman Sachs, succeeding Michael Sherwood (qv).
The London-based South African has spent more than 30 years
at the bank and was handsomely rewarded in the 1999 float. Its
shares have done well over the past 12 months, leading us to raise
Gnodde, a Kew Gardens trustee, to £130m. 2016: £125m, 799=JONATHAN HITCHINS AND FAMILY
Construction 2016: £130m, 766=NEMIR KIRDAR
FinanceIraq-born Kirdar, 80, launched venture capital group Investcorp
to invest the wealth of the Gulf states in the West. The Bahrain-
headquartered operation manages more than $10bn of assets.
London-based Kirdar retired in June 2015. 2016: £130m, 766=TERRY LISTER AND FAMILY
Car salesLister, 74, and Keith Bradshaw (qv) co-founded the Coventry-
based Listers car dealership in 1979, transforming it into one ofthe largest privately owned motor groups in the UK. In 2015-16
profits hit a record £21.5m on nearly £1.1bn sales, suggesting the
business is worth £225m. The family stake is valued at £110m and
we add £20m for salaries and other assets. 2016: £120m, 831=ALAN MCINTOSH
Finance 2016: £122m, 825=TOM O’BRIEN AND FAMILY
ConstructionLondon-based O’Halloran & O’Brien (Ohob) was founded in
1972 and is owned by Irishman O’Brien, 70, and his family. The
operation has evolved from a small groundworks company to a
multidisciplined large contractor. Profits hit £17.8m on £20 4.5m
sales in 2015-16, when it also had £47m net assets. New entryBRENDA SALTERS AND FAMILY
Food and drink distribution 2016: £105m, 936=JOE SLOAN AND FAMILY
Food and drink distribution 2016: £105m, 936=NITIN SODHA AND FAMILY
PharmaceuticalsLexon delivers drugs to 3,000-plus independent pharmacies in
the UK. Sodha, 61, set up the Redditch business in 1995 with his
brothers Pankaj, 64, and Anup, 54, and nephew Prit esh Sonpal,- In 2015-16 profits rose to £12.3m on nearly £200m sales and
with £35.7m net assets it is worth £120m. The separate Knights
Chemist and Ankav Properties add £8.8m of assets. New entry
PETER SUTHERLAND
FinanceDublin-born Sutherland, 71, joined Goldman Sachs in 1995 and
stepped down as chairman 20 years later. His stake was valued
at £87.5m in the 1999 float. He now focuses on charity work and
is the UN special representative on migration. 2016: £130m, 766=CHARLIE WATTS
MusicRolling Stones drummer Watts, 75, says he tries to retire at the
end of each tour but is persuaded by his bandmates Sir Mick
Jagger and Keith Richards (both qv) to carry on. The group’s 14
shows in 2016 took more than £70m, so clearly there are
compensations. London-born Watts’s granddaughter Charlotte
has launched a career as a model and artist. He and wife Shirley
run Halsdon Arabians, a Devon stud farm. 2016: £120m, 831=HUGH WILLIS
Hedge fund 2016: £125m, 799=837= £ 131 m £ 6 m ▲
AMAL AND GEORGE CLOONEY
Films and lawThe Hollywood star and his
London lawyer wife are
expecting twins next month.
Lebanese-born British
barrister Amal , 39,
specialises in human rights
and international criminal
law. Her clients have
included the deposed
president of the Maldives,
Mohamed Nasheed.
The couple married in
2014 and, although they
bought a New York
apartment in a block where
flats change hands for as
much as $65m (£50m), their
long-term home is likely to
be the Berkshire manor on
an island in the Thames that
they bought for £7.4m andspent a reported £12.5m to
remodel last year. Kentucky
native Clooney, 56
yesterday, has said of it:
“That’s a house where I can
imagine living with my wife
and getting old and grey.”
It may be some years
before he is drawing his
pension, though. He starred
in the Coen brothers movie
Hail, Caesar! and play ed a
bombastic financial TV
pundit in Money Monster.
His average annual screen
earnings work out at $19m,
and the Hollywood Reporter
reckons that he was paid
$40m to appear in the
Nespresso coffee adverts.
2016: £125m, 799=HOORAY, HENRY:
CHRISTOPHER DUNCAN
Entry: 833=, £133m“London
will remain
for us a very
signifi cant
regional hub
and a very
signifi cant
global hub”
RICHARD GNODDEGETTY; ALAMY
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