Tom Singh

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Tom Singh
BornAugust 1949 (age 75)
Punjab, India
Nationality British-Indian
Education Wellington School
Alma mater Aberystwyth University
OccupationBusinessman
Known forFounder of New Look
SpouseKuljit Kaur
Children2
Relatives Simon Singh (brother)
Anita Anand (journalist) (sister-in-law)

Tom Singh OBE (born August 1949) is a British-Indian businessman who is the founder of the New Look, a chain of high street fashion stores in the United Kingdom.

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Early life

Singh was born into a Sikh family, [1] in Punjab, India who emigrated to England in 1950 when he was a baby. [2] He was educated at Wellington School. [3] He earned a degree in international politics and geography from the University of Wales in Aberystwyth. [1] [4] [5]

Career

In 1969, Singh founded the UK fashion retail chain New Look in Taunton, Somerset, starting with a loan from his parents of £5,000. [6] [7]

In 2019, his net worth was estimated at £340 million by The Sunday Times Rich List . [8]

In June 2019, Singh announced his departure from New Look. [9]

In 2020, Singh invested in Love the Sales, an online marketplace for discounted clothes. [10]

Honours

He was appointed an OBE in the New Year's Honours List December 2006. [11]

Philanthropy

He is also the principal of Rianta Philanthropy, an India-focused impact investing fund that operates the Artha Platform, an investor network. [12]

Personal life

He is married to Kuljit Kaur. [7] They live in Weymouth, Dorset. [4] [13] He is the eldest brother of author and broadcaster Simon Singh.

References

  1. 1 2 Leroux, Marcus (13 February 2011). "Bigshot of the week". The Times. London. Retrieved 4 February 2011.[ dead link ]
  2. ↑ "New Look's Tom Singh honoured with an OBE". Bournemouth Echo. Retrieved 3 July 2018.
  3. ↑ "From Wellington market stall to £385million - the incredible rise of Tom Singh". Somerset County Gazette. Retrieved 3 July 2018.
  4. 1 2 "Britain's Bollygarchs". 29 April 2010. Retrieved 3 July 2018.
  5. ↑ "Tom Singh – Magenta Partners". 21 April 2018. Archived from the original on 21 April 2018.
  6. ↑ Moulds, Josephine (7 May 2007). "Top 20 Richest Asians" . Retrieved 3 July 2018– via www.telegraph.co.uk.
  7. 1 2 "New Look founder Singh to bag £200m - Times of India". The Times of India . 15 May 2007. Retrieved 3 July 2018.
  8. ↑ Times, The Sunday (12 May 2019). "Rich List 2019: profiles 351-399=, featuring the Queen, Elton John and David Beckham". The Times . ISSN   0140-0460 . Retrieved 9 September 2019.
  9. ↑ "New Look founder Tom Singh departs - Retail Gazette". www.retailgazette.co.uk. 7 June 2019. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  10. ↑ "New Look founder Tom Singh backs Love the Sales website". The Times . ISSN   0140-0460 . Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  11. ↑ "Rod and Zara top New Year Honours". BBC News website. 30 December 2006. Retrieved 4 February 2011.
  12. ↑ Vishy Kuruganti (28 May 2013). "Artha Platform, closed social enterprise version of Angel List, announces Challenge".
  13. ↑ Cleland, Gary (8 October 2007). "New Look heir dies in car crash" . Retrieved 3 July 2018– via www.telegraph.co.uk.
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