- Tom Singh
Tom Singh OBE (b.
1949 ) is the founder of the New Look chain ofHigh Street Fashion stores in the United Kingdom. He is estimated to be worth in the region of half a billion poundsFact|date=August 2007. He is also the eldest brother of author and broadcaster DrSimon Singh . He is one of Britain's wealthiest people.He is a graduate of the
University of Wales, Aberystwyth where he studied international politics and geography.Having floated New Look in 1998, Singh took it private again in 2004 through a takeover bid backed by private equity houses
Apax andPermira .He was appointed an OBE in the New Year's Honours List December 2006.
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