Leslie Alan Wilson | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1941or1942(age 83–84) [1] |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Education | Camberwell Grammar School |
| Occupation(s) | Executive chairman, Reece Group |
| Years active | 1970-present |
| Children | Peter Wilson |
Leslie Alan Wilson (born 1941/42), an Australian billionaire, is the executive chairman of Reece Group, Australia's biggest bathroom and plumbing supplies chain. [2]
Wilson was educated at Camberwell Grammar School, Melbourne, matriculating in 1959. [3]
Wilson was CEO of Reece from 1970 to 2007, and has been executive chairman since 2001. [1] His son Peter is the CEO. [2]
As of May 2023 [update] , The Australian Financial Review assessed the net worth of the Wilson family as A$6.51 billion on the Financial Review 2023 Rich List. [4] The Wilson family had earlier appeared in the BRW Rich Families List that was published annually between 2008 and 2015. Meanwhile, Forbes Asia assessed Wilson's net worth as US$1.6 billion in 2017; [2] revised to US$2.50 billion in 2019. [5]
| Year | Financial Review Rich List | Forbes Australia's 50 richest | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Net worth A$ bn | Rank | Net worth US$ bn | |
| 2012 [6] | n/a | $1.44 billion | ||
| 2013 [7] | n/a | $1.83 billion | ||
| 2014 [8] | n/a | $2.34 billion | ||
| 2015 [9] | n/a | $2.60 billion | ||
| 2016 | ||||
| 2017 [2] | $1.6 billion | |||
| 2018 [10] | 16 | $3.87 billion | ||
| 2019 [11] [5] | 16 | $4.07 billion | 14 | $2.50 billion |
| 2020 [12] | 12 | $4.93 billion | ||
| 2021 [13] | 11 | $7.86 billion | ||
| 2022 | 14 | $6.60 billion | ||
| 2023 [4] | 14 | $6.51 billion | ||
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