Mark Getty

Mark Getty
Born	July 9, 1960 (1960-07-09) (age 51) Oxfordshire, UK
Occupation	Founder & Chairman
Salary	Unknown
Net worth	£315 Million GBP[1] (approximately $483 Million U.S.)
Children	Alexander Getty, Joseph Getty, Julius Getty
Website
Getty Images

Mark Getty (born July 9, 1960),^[2] is a British businessman. A member of a family which originally made its money from oil, he is the son of American-British billionaire philanthropist Sir Paul Getty.

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 leadership 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 2009 list, he was ranked 174=, after a Net Worth loss of £55 Million GBP from the previous year accredited to loss of share worth.

Personal life

Mark Getty has three children, Alexander, Joseph and Julius. He is an Irish passport holder.^[3]

He lives at Wormsley Park.

References

1. ^ "The Sunday Times Rich List 2007". The Times (London). April 26, 2009. http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/specials/rich_list/rich_list_2009/article6061401.ece. Retrieved May 12, 2010. 
2. ^ "Sunday Times Rich List 2007". The Times (London). http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/specials/rich_list/rich_list_search. Retrieved May 12, 2010. 
3. ^ Ireland's Rich List 2010

External links

• Wisden Group profile
• Getty Images Bio
• The Getty - website for the Getty Museum, Research Institute, Conservation Institute, Foundation and Trust

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Name	Getty, Mark
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Date of birth	July 9, 1960
Place of birth	Oxfordshire, UK
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