The UK’s Richest & Most Influential People Of 2019

Published on 05/19/2019
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Lady Ballyedmond – 1.6B GBP

The Ballyedmond Family is the richest in Ireland. Lady Ballyedmond was educated at Newry High School. She became a solicitor, and then she inherited Norbrook Laboratories. Her husband died in a plane crash in 2014, leaving Lady Ballyedmond as the sole heiress to the company. Norbrook Laboratories provides veterinary drugs. It was first founded in 1969, and Norbrook, Inc. is its subsidiary. The company is headquartered in Northern Ireland. Its CEO is Liam Nagle, while its chair is Ian Gibson.

Lady Ballyedmond

Lady Ballyedmond – 1.6B GBP

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Lynn de Rothschild – 637M USD

Lady Lynn Forester de Rothschild serves as the CEO of E.L. Rothschild, a holding company with numerous investments in different industries. The business invests in the parent group of the Economist Magazine, The Economist Group. She also boasts of real estate properties in different parts of the globe, particularly in Israel. They even have a street bearing the family’s name in the Jewish state! Born in the state of New Jersey in the US, she later relocated to England and got naturalized. Her latest venture was with “Inclusive Capitalism”, which aims to make capitalist investing more diverse and ethical. The Rothschilds originally owned an investment banking firm, though it collapsed after 1987.

Lynn de Rothschild

Lynn de Rothschild – 637M USD

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