Britain's Most Secretive Billionaire (Until Now)
Evening Standard - London › December 19, 2006
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Even his own Lillywhites staff would fail to recognise him.
So why is sports shop tycoon Mike Ashley finally breaking cover?See the full content of this document
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Britain's Most Secretive Billionaire (Until Now)
STAFF at 370 sports stores across Britain, including Lillywhites at Piccadilly Circus, have had a pleasant surprise. For the first time ever, many of them have got to see their boss, Mike Ashley.
A reclusive figure, in the past, Ashley has taken his desire for anonymity to extremes. At a charity dinner, organisers were instructed to remove his name from the list of winning bidders.Pictures of the event were also distributed. Missing from the snaps of the smiling diners was Ashley, the billionaire owner of the...See the full content of this document
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