John Whittaker (businessman)

John Whittaker
Born (1942-03-14) 14 March 1942 (age 82)[1]
OccupationBusinessman
TitleChairman, the Peel Group
SpousePatricia Whittaker
Children4[2]
John Whittaker's Peel Holdings helicopter (G-PACO) lands at Princes Quay, Liverpool)

John Whittaker (born 14 March 1942) is a British billionaire. He is chairman of the Peel Group, a property business that mainly invests in North West England. Although publicity-shy, he has been described as one of the most influential business leaders for Greater Manchester and the North West by the Manchester Evening News (2007),[3] and was named the most influential northerner by The Big Issue magazine in 2010.[4]

According to The Sunday Times Rich List in 2019, Whittaker is worth £1.95 billion, a decrease of £300 million from 2018.[citation needed]

  1. ^ "#1511 John Whittaker". Forbes. 14 December 2019. Retrieved 14 December 2019.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference MEN was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "Who is our greatest captain of industry?". Manchester Evening News. 15 February 2007. Retrieved 14 December 2019.
  4. ^ "Hot Property". bigissueinthenorth.com. 24 October 2010. Archived from the original on 20 July 2011.