Mark Getty

Mark Getty
Mark Getty
Born July 9, 1960 (1960-07-09) (age 51)
Oxfordshire, UK
Occupation Founder & Chairman
Salary Unknown
Net worth decrease £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 A member of a family which originally made its money from oil, he is the son of American-British billionaire philanthropist Sir Paul Getty.

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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.


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