Sir Martin Broughton has a net worth of over 10 million, and he is preparing to buy Chelsea. However, it is not confirmed if his fortune is limited to only that much of the amount.
Reports said that Serena Williams and Lewis Hamilton are each investing £10 million in the bid. Thus, it could be invested money that everyone is talking about rather than his overall wealth.
According to Wikipedia, he is a British businessman who serves as the deputy chairman of the International Airlines Group. It is the parent company of British Airways. It is a Spanish-registered business whose shares are traded on the London and Spanish stock exchanges.
He is also the Chairman of Supponor, a sports virtual advertising firm, and a Managing Partner at Sports Investment Partners. In addition, he served as President of the Confederation of British Industry and as Chairman of Liverpool Football Club.
Former tennis world number one Serena Williams and seven-times Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton have joined Martin Broughton’s bid to buy soccer Premier League club Chelsea, a source close to the bid told @Reuters https://t.co/DQEKaA9oeo
— Reuters (@Reuters) April 21, 2022
However, his career was not always in airways or sports. He started by working in the tobacco industry. He joined British American Tobacco in 1971, rising through the ranks to Finance Director in 1988, Group CEO and Deputy Chairman in 1993, and Chairman and CEO in 1998.
He also became an independent director of the British Horseracing Board in 1999. And eventually, he succeeded Peter Saville as chairman in July 2004. He also worked at Wiggins Teape Group and Eagle Star as chairman.
Additionally, he worked for Whitbread from 1993 to 2000 before joining British Airways as a chairman, where he worked for four years before finally going to Liverpool as a chairman in 2010.
During his tenure, he established himself as a celebrity figure in the sports industry, and it was that time when he gained immense publicity.
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