Jim Ratcliffe

Quick Facts

Full Name	Jim Ratcliffe
Occupation	Engineer
Date Of Birth	Oct 18, 1952(1952-10-18)
Age	72
Birthplace	Manchester
Country	United Kingdom
Birth City	England
Horoscope	Libra

Jim Ratcliffe Biography

Jim Ratcliffe is one of the most popular and richest Engineer who was born on October 18, 1952 in Manchester, England, United Kingdom. Sir James Arthur Ratcliffe (born 18 October 1952) is a British billionaire chemical engineer who has become a industrialist and financier. Ratcliffe is chief executive officer and chairman of the Ineos chemical group that he established in 1998. Of this, he owns two-thirds and is estimated to be worth an annual total turnover of about $80 billion. Ratcliffe does not enjoy a huge public profile and was identified as by The Sunday Times as “publicity shy”. On the 13th of May, 2018, He was named the most wealthy individual in the UK and has an estimated Net value in the region of PS21.05 billion.

Ratcliffe was co-founder of INSPEC who leased an old BP Chemicals site in Antwerp, Belgium. In 1998, Ratcliffe created Ineos with Ineos in Hampshire to purchase INSPEC and also the freehold of Antwerp. Antwerp site.

Ratcliffe is reported to have completed the 2007 London Marathon.

In May 2009, Ratcliffe was granted an honorary fellowship by the Institution of Chemical Engineers citing “his sustained leadership in building the Ineos Group.” In 2013 he received the Petrochemical Heritage Award. Ratcliffe was appointed Knight Bachelor in the 2018 Birthday Honours for services to business and to investment.

in 1985 Ratcliffe was married to Amanda Townson and they had two sons: George as well as Samuel. They divorced in the year 1995. He has a daughter with the second woman he married, Alessia Maresca. She is and an Italian Tax lawyer.

Jim Ratcliffe Net Worth

Jim Ratcliffe is one of the richest Engineer from United Kingdom. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Jim Ratcliffe 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Ratcliffe was a graduate of his time at the University of Birmingham with a degree in chemical engineering in 1974. The university graduated him from London Business School in 1980 and gave PS25m to the school in the year 2016.

His first position was with the oil giant Esso however, he decided to further develop his expertise in finance by pursuing a degree in the field of management accounting. He also completed the MSc on Finance from London Business School in 1978. In 1989, he joined the US private equity firm Advent International.

From this small base, using high-yield debt to finance deals, Ratcliffe started buying unwanted operations from groups such as ICI and BP, selecting targets based on their potential to double their earnings over a five-year period. In 2006 Ineos bought BP’s refining and petrochemical arm Innovene, giving Ineos refineries and plants in Scotland, Italy, Germany, France, Belgium and Canada.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Who is Jim Ratcliffe Dating?

According to our records, Jim Ratcliffe married to Amanda Townson , Alicia Ratcliffe. As of December 1, 2023, Jim Ratcliffe’s is not dating anyone.

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On 13 November 2017, Ratcliffe became the owner of FC Lausanne-Sport, a Swiss Super League football club.

Facts & Trivia

Jim Ranked on the list of most popular Engineer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United Kingdom. Jim Ratcliffe celebrates birthday on October 18 of every year.

In the Sunday Times Rich List 2018 he was named as the richest man in the UK, with a net worth of £21.05 billion.

Top Facts about Jim Ratcliffe

Key Facts:
1. Born in Failsworth, Lancashire in October 1952.
2. Attended Beverley Grammar School, and later studied chemical engineering at Birmingham University.
3. Established INEOS in 1998 and the company had an estimated turnover of $65 billion in 2021.
4. Named the richest person in the UK in May 2018, with a net worth of £21.05 billion.
5. Relocated head office from Hampshire to Rolle, Switzerland in April 2010 to decrease the amount of tax paid by INEOS.
6. INEOS invested £1bn in the UK oil and chemical industries in February

2019. 7. Criticized UK government rules governing fracking in May 2019.
      8. Founded charities to encourage physical activity in children including “Go Run for Fun” and the Jim Ratcliffe Foundation.
      9. Bought Swiss Football club FC Lausanne-Sport in 2017 and French football club OGC Nice in 2019.
      10. Acquired cycling team Team Sky and rebranded as Team INEOS in 2019.
      11. Partnered with Ben Ainslie to form INEOS Team UK to compete for the 36th America’s Cup in 2021.
      12. Expressed interest in buying Manchester United football club in August

2020. 13. INEOS became principal partners of Mercedes AMG F1 in 2020.
      14. Criticized by Greenpeace for being inconsistent with New Zealand’s “clean green” values in 2021.
      15. Awarded a Knight Bachelor award in 2018 for services to business and to investment.

Who owns Inneos?

INEOS Limited

How old is Jim Ratcliffe?

69 years (October 18, 1952)

Is Jim Ratcliffe a Manchester United?

Speaking to the BBC, Ratcliffe was asked about his allegiances in football. When asked about being a Manchester United fan but bidding for Chelsea, he went into detail on who he supports. He said: “ I have a split allegiance effectively really. When I was in London for many, many years, Chelsea I could go and watch.

Who owns team ineos?

Billionaire owner of Team Ineos, Sir Jim Ratcliffe , has secured the purchase of Ligue 1 football team OGC Nice. Britain’s third richest man completed the buy-out for a reported fee of €100 million (£88.77m) earlier this year to bring the southern French footballing team into Ratcliffe’s wider sporting empire.

Where is Jim Ratcliffe from?

Failsworth, United Kingdom