- Ellis Short
Ellis Short (born in
Independence, Missouri ) is aDallas based Americanbusinessman , multi-millionaire, and president ofLone Star Funds [ [http://www.adb.org/AnnualMeeting/2002/Seminars/cvs/cv-short_ellis.html] ] based inTexas .Business activities
In
2003 , Short, with the Lone Star financial group masterminded the takeover of theSouth Korea nKorea Exchange Bank , and in 2008 his group also took over theIKB Deutsche Industriebank .Fact|date=September 2008 Personally, Short had previously purchasedSkibo Castle inScotland for £23 million.Fact|date=September 2008In
September 2008 Ellis Short bought a 30% stake in the EnglishPremier League football teamSunderland A.F.C. becoming the majority shareholder at that club with the IrishDrumaville Consortium . [ [http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/leagues/premierleague/sunderland/3082097/Ellis-Short-takes-controlling-interest-in-Sunderland---Football.html Ellis Short takes controlling Interest in Sunderland] ]Personal life
Short is of Irish descent, grew up in
Missouri , and is currently married to Eve Short. He is an intensely private person who rarely speaks to media or takes interviews.References
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