Philip Day – 1.05B GBP
Philip Day now resides in Dubai, but we cannot deny that he is British from head to toe. After working for different clothing companies, he joined Edinburgh Woollen Mill and the rest, as they say, is history. He made the right move to buy the whole company with a loan courtesy of the Bank of Scotland. After that, he expanded by launching lucrative retail businesses. The company is the parent group of retailers such as Jaeger, Peacocks, Jane Norman, and more . His companies certainly made an impact on the United Kingdom!
John Reece – 7B GBP
John Reece was born in England and is now one of the richest people on Earth. He used to be a partner at PricewaterhouseCoopers. With his education in economics, Reece soon became a leading expert on plastics and chemicals at the company. In 2000, he decided to leave to serve as the CFO at the Ineos chemical group. His wealth can be traced to back to his stake in the new company. Ineos manufacturers around 60 million tons of chemicals, making it one of the biggest chemical companies in the world.