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- Sir John Arnold Clark (27 November 1927 – 10 April 2017) was a Scottish billionaire businessman. Clark opened a showroom in Glasgow in 1954 and found some success selling cars. He expanded his business and Arnold Clark Automobiles became a nationwide chain of motor dealerships and the largest privately owned business in Scotland.
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Sir John Arnold Clark (27 November 1927 – 10 April 2017) was a Scottish billionaire businessman. Clark opened a showroom in Glasgow in 1954 and found some success selling cars. He expanded his business and Arnold Clark Automobiles became a nationwide chain of motor dealerships and the largest privately owned business in Scotland.
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- Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw and John Shaw, £1.800bn. Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw is the managing director of Biocon, an Indian biophramacuetical company. She is married to Glasgow man John Shaw, who helps run the empire as vice-chairman of the business.
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Apr 10, 2017 · Sir Arnold Clark, the founder of Britain's biggest independent group of car dealerships, has died at the age of 89. The billionaire was born in Glasgow, where he set up his first showroom in 1954...
Apr 10, 2017 · By Peter Swindon. Share. 5. Entrepreneur Sir Arnold Clark was born in Glasgow in 1927 and from humble beginnings grew his business until he became Britain’s first billionaire car dealer. He...
- Peter Swindon
4 days ago · Glasgow was created a royal burgh in 1450, and its university was founded in 1451. Glasgow prospered as a market centre because it was well situated between Highland and Lowland Scotland and also between Edinburgh —the capital, 45 miles (72 km) east—and the west.
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Apr 15, 2016 · The company were founded in 1954 by Sir Arnold Clark, who started by buying a Morris Ten-Four for £70 and selling it for a profit. Sir Arnold, who was knighted in 2004, began his business...
May 9, 2017 · Scottish car billionaire Sir Arnold Clark has died, aged 89. The billionaire was born in Glasgow, where he set up his first showroom in 1954 after leaving the RAF. A statement said he had...
