Английская Википедия:Bruce Gordon (businessman)

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Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Use dmy dates Шаблон:Use Australian English Шаблон:Infobox person Bruce Gordon (born 4 February 1929 in Surry Hills, New South Wales[1]) is an Australian businessman. He is the owner of the Australian television network, WIN Television through his ownership of WIN Corporation, the largest shareholder of Network 10 & the largest shareholder of the Nine Network,[2] and holds a significant stake in Nine Entertainment Co.[3]

Career

From humble beginning, Gordon juggled fruit to lure customers into his father's street-side fruit stall. He continued to hone his magic skills into his 20s and gained his first performance at Sydney's Tivoli circuit theatre; later progressing onto management of the theatre. During this period he got to know Rupert Murdoch, Sir Frank Packer and his sons, Kerry and Clyde, and Bruce Gyngell.[1]

In 1962, Gordon was appointed the Australasian sales executive for Desilu Productions, which was sold to Gulf and Western, which renamed the studio Paramount Television.[1] Gordon worked as a programming executive for Paramount in Hollywood for thirty years.[3]

Gordon gained control of Television Wollongong Transmission Ltd (later rebadged as WIN TV) in 1979 from Murdoch.[4] He then expanded WIN Television's operations during the 1990s, buying out the other shareholders in 1991 after buying two licences in Queensland and Crawford Productions.[1] By the end of the decade WIN had licences and transmitters in all Australian states and mainland territories (except NT).[4]

Gordon holds a 50% share in the NRL St. George Illawarra Dragons club through WIN Corporation.[3]

Personal life

Gordon lives in Bermuda with his second wife, Judith, with additional residences in Sydney and Monaco.[1] Gordon has a son, Andrew, and a daughter, Genevieve.[5]

Net worth

Шаблон:As of, the Australian Financial Review assessed Gordon's net worth at Шаблон:AUD1.30 billion.[6] Gordon is one of eleven living Australians who have appeared on every Rich List, since it was first published in 1984.[7][8]

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Year Financial Review
Rich List
Forbes
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Rank Net worth A$ Rank Net worth US$
2014[4][9] Шаблон:Nts $1.096 billion Шаблон:Nts Шаблон:Gain $0.700 billion Шаблон:Gain
2015[10][11] Шаблон:Nts Шаблон:Decrease $1.060 billion Шаблон:Decrease Шаблон:Nts Шаблон:Decrease $0.720 billion Шаблон:Gain
2016[10][12] Шаблон:Nts Шаблон:Decrease $0.990 billion Шаблон:Decrease Шаблон:Nts Шаблон:Decrease $0.570 billion Шаблон:Decrease
2017[3] Шаблон:Nts Шаблон:Decrease $0.629 billion Шаблон:Decrease n/a not listed
2018[13] 113 Шаблон:Decrease $0.702 billion Шаблон:Gain
2019[14][15] Шаблон:Nts Шаблон:Decrease $0.728 billion Шаблон:Increase
2020[16] Шаблон:Nowrap $0.892 billion Шаблон:Gain
2021[7] Шаблон:Nowrap $0.870 billion Шаблон:Down
2022 Шаблон:Nowrap $1.30 billion Шаблон:Up
2023[6] Шаблон:Nowrap $1.07 billion Шаблон:Down

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Icon Description
Шаблон:Steady Has not changed from the previous year
Шаблон:Profit Has increased from the previous year
Шаблон:Loss Has decreased from the previous year

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