Mike Ashley

Quick Facts

Full Name	Mike Ashley
Occupation	Entrepreneur
Date Of Birth	Sep 9, 1964(1964-09-09)
Age	60
Birthplace	Walsall
Country	United Kingdom
Birth City	England
Horoscope	Virgo

Mike Ashley Biography

Mike Ashley is one of the most popular and richest Entrepreneur who was born on September 9, 1964 in Walsall, England, United Kingdom. He is well-known as the founder and C.E.O. He was the founder and C.E.O. of Sports Direct International Plc, and he used his wealth to buy a large share of Newcastle United football club.

He and his English colleague He and fellow Englishman Barry Hearn both led successful sports-focused businesses. ran successful businesses that were sports-focused.

After leaving school at 16, he was a county-level squash player. But after injury, he became a county-level squash coach. In 1982, Ashley opened his first sport and ski shop in Maidenhead followed by others in and around London, starting with a £10,000 loan from his family (or £31,500 in 2014 inflation-adjusted terms).

In 1988 aged 24, he married Linda Jerlmyr, a Swedish-born economics graduate, and the couple have three children. The couple quietly divorced in 2003, culminating in one of the biggest settlements in British legal history, with Ashley reportedly handing over the family home, multiple properties and assets with a total worth of £50m.

His marriage to Linda Ashley, a Swedish-born woman of Swedish descent, produced Oliver, a son and two daughters.

Mike Ashley Net Worth

Mike Ashley is one of the richest Entrepreneur from United Kingdom. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Mike Ashley 's net worth $6.3 Billion. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

In his twenties, he left school to play squash. Later, he became a coach. In the 1980s, he opened his first business in Berkshire, a ski and sporting goods store.

He bought a nearly nine-percent stake in Scotland’s Rangers football team.

Michael James Wallace Ashley (born 9 September 1964) is a British billionaire retail entrepreneur in the sporting goods market, and the chief executive of Sports Direct. He entered the department store industry following the acquisition of House of Fraser following administration in 2018. He is also the owner of Newcastle United after paying around £135 million to buy the club.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Who is Mike Ashley Dating?

According to our records, Mike Ashley married to Linda Ashley. As of December 1, 2023, Mike Ashley’s is not dating anyone.

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In late November 2006, a number of business newspapers reported that Ashley was looking at an IPO of Sports World International. He hired Merrill Lynch, who initially valued the group at up to £2.5bn ahead of the flotation on the London Stock Exchange.

Facts & Trivia

Mike Ranked on the list of most popular Entrepreneur. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United Kingdom. Mike Ashley celebrates birthday on September 9 of every year.

On 30 August 2008, Ashley was shown on live television drinking beer while with fans in the away stand during Newcastle’s game against Arsenal in London, contravening Premier League licensing rules stating that alcohol may not be consumed in sight of the pitch. Ashley subsequently “received words of advice” from the police during the game. A Newcastle United statement declared that Ashley had been given the beer and told that it was non-alcoholic despite the fact that Arsenal do not sell non-alcoholic beer at their stadium.

Where did Mike Ashley get his money?

Mike Ashley is regarded as a billionaire and successful British entrepreneur. He began as a squash player and coach and grew to lead the United Kingdom’s most successful retail sporting goods company. His role as CEO lasted for 40 years.

How much did Mike Ashley make out of Newcastle?

Also in the report was confirmation of the sale of Newcastle United, which Ashley owned through a subsidiary called St James Holdings, and which took place after the reporting period: “The total consideration paid to St James Holdings was £305m.

Did Mike Ashley make a profit?

Mike Ashley made £5.5m personal profit from selling NUFC land – New accounts published. Mike Ashley owns MASH Holdings Limited. Strawberry Place Newcastle Limited is just one of the many businesses that the NUFC owner controls, that ultimately feeds in MASH Holdings Limited (Mike Ashley).

Who is the owner of Sports Direct?

MASH Holdings Limited

Who owns Jack Wills now?

Frasers Group