John Gandel | |
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Born | Aaron Jonna Gandel[1] 1935 (age 88–89) Australia |
Nationality | Australian |
Occupation | Property developer |
Spouse | Pauline Gandel AC |
Children | 4 |
Parent(s) | Sam and Fay Gandel |
Relatives | Naomi Milgrom (niece) |
John Gandel AC[1] (born 1935 as Aaron Jonna Gandel) is an Australian businessman, property developer and philanthropist. He made his fortune in the development of commercial real estate as well as shopping centres located in Melbourne, Victoria.
Gandel, who inherited much of his wealth from his Polish-immigrant parents, founders of the Sussan women's clothing chain, is consistently ranked within the top fifteen wealthiest Australians by net worth in both the Financial Review Rich List, where in 2023 he was ranked fifteenth with an assessed net worth of A$6.33 billion;[2] and in 2019 ranked eighth by Forbes magazine, with an assessed net worth of US$4.00 billion.[3]