Arnold Clark

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Sir Arnold Clark is one of the wealthiest businessmen in Scotland, ranked 10th in the Sunday Times Rich List 2005 for Scotland.

[edit] Business

He owns a chain of over 140 new & used car dealerships spread throughout Great Britain. He opened his first showroom in 1954 in Glasgow. The company sells over 200,000 cars per year and has an annual turnover of over £1.5 billion.

[edit] Drum - the world famous racing yacht

Aside from his motor interests, Sir Arnold also owns the world famous racing yacht ocean. This yacht was originally owned by Simon Le Bon of the band Duran Duran and finished third (line honours) in the 1985/6 Whitbread Round The World Race (now the Volvo Ocean Race). A not inconsiderable feat considering her keel loss and capsize in the 1985 Fastnet Race just weeks before the Whitbread start.

The yacht now plies the River Clyde during the summer months on a busy corporate entertainment schedule. Additionally, Drum is often used for charity work and to date, has raised in excess of £1million. Sir Arnold has loaned the yacht to numerous organisations and regularly offers exclusive sailing packages as auction and raffle prizes. In the Spring of 2007 a £250,000 refit was completed on Drum.