Mark Getty
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| Mark Getty | |
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| Born | 1960/1961 Oxfordshire, UK |
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| Occupation | Founder & Chairman |
| Salary | Unknown |
| Net worth | ▼ £520 Million GBP[1] (approximately $1.35 Billion) |
| Spouse | Domitilla Harding |
| Children | Alexander Getty, Joseph Getty, Julius Getty |
| Website Getty Images |
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Mark Getty is a businessman. He was born in England, UK in 1960/1961[2]. A member of a family which originally made its money from oil, he is the son of American-British billionaire philanthropist Sir Paul Getty.
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[edit] Career
Getty began his career with spells at Kidder Peabody in New York and then joined Hambros Bank Limited in London. Getty co-founded Getty Investments LLC Group, which holds the majority share-stake of the photographic agency Getty Images, with Jonathan Klein in 1993. Getty is the Chairman of Getty Images. Under his headship it has become a major supplier of both commercial and private photographs, most especially for publications in the UK, U.S. and internationally. Getty is a member of the board of Getty Investments LLP.
In 2003, Getty inherited his father's majority holding in the Wisden Group.
In 2004 Getty was re-appointed as a trustee of the National Gallery in London. He is a regular member of the Sunday Times Rich List. On the 2007 list, he was ranked 143=, after a Net Worth loss of £190 Million GBP from the previous year accredited to loss of share worth.
[edit] Personal life
Mark Getty is married to Domitilla Harding and has three children, Alexander, Joseph and Julius.
They live in his father's home, Wormsley Park, as well as having homes in the Italian region of Tuscany and the Battersea district of London.
He is the uncle of Brothers & Sisters star Balthazar Getty. He is also the grandson of oil tycoon J. Paul Getty, nephew of american businessman/philanthropist Gordon Getty, stepson of socialite Talitha Getty and brother of John Paul Getty III.
[edit] References
- ^ name=The Sunday Times Rich List 2007 | url=http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/specials/rich_list/rich_list_2007
- ^ name=Sunday Times Rich List 2007 url=http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/specials/rich_list/rich_list_search
