John Caudwell

John Caudwell
Born
John David Caudwell

(1952-10-07) 7 October 1952 (age 72)
Birmingham, England
EducationBerry Hill High School
OccupationBusinessman
Years active1973–present
Known forFounder, Phones 4u
PartnerModesta Vžesniauskaitė (2015–present)
Children7

John David Caudwell (born 7 October 1952) is an English billionaire businessman who founded the now defunct mobile phone retailer Phones 4u. He also invests in fashion, property and other industries, and chairs Caudwell Children, a children's charity,[1] and Caudwell LymeCo, promoting chronic Lyme disease beliefs in the UK.[2][3]

According to the Sunday Times Rich List in 2022, Caudwell is worth £1.58 billion.[4] On the Forbes 2022 list of the world's billionaires, he was ranked #984 with a net worth of US$2.8 billion.[5]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference Moody was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Ruz, Camila (21 October 2015). "The controversy over the chronic form of Lyme disease". BBC News. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
  3. ^ "CaudwellLymeCo". caudwelllyme.com. 12 May 2017. Retrieved 2 May 2018.
  4. ^ "The Sunday Times Rich List 2022". www.thetimes.co.uk. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
  5. ^ "Forbes profile: John Caudwell". Forbes. Retrieved 31 August 2022.