Anthony Harwick Wilkinson (born April 1937) is the co-owner and former chairman of the British high street chain
Wilko.
Early life
Anthony Harwick Wilkinson was born in April 1937,
the son of
Wilko founder
James Kemsey Wilkinson
James Kemsey Wilkinson (December 1906 – December 1997) was an English businessman, the founder of the high street chain Wilko. In 2014, it was reported that Wilko had 372 stores, 23,000 employees and annual revenues of £1.5 billion.
Early lif ...
and his wife Mary Cooper.
Career
When Tony Wilkinson retired as chairman after 45 years in June 2005, he was replaced by his niece, Karin Swann, and his daughter, Lisa Wilkinson. In 2014, Karin Swann sold her family's 50% holding in the business to Lisa Wilkinson.
In May 2019, the ''
Sunday Times Rich List
The ''Sunday Times Rich List'' is a list of the 1,000 wealthiest people or families resident in the United Kingdom ranked by net wealth. The list is updated annually in April and published as a magazine supplement by British national Sunday news ...
'' estimated his net worth at £252 million.
References
1937 births
English businesspeople
Living people
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