Mark Getty
| Mark Getty | |
|---|---|
| Born | July 9, 1960 Oxfordshire, UK |
| Occupation | Founder and Chairman |
| Salary | Unknown |
| Net worth |  £315 Million GBP[1] (approximately $483 Million U.S.) |
| Spouse(s) | Domitilla Harding |
| Children | Alexander Getty, Joseph Getty, Julius Getty |
| Parent(s) | Sir John Paul Getty (father) Abigail Harris (mother) Lady Victoria Getty (stepmother) |
| Website | Getty Images |
Mark Harris Getty, KBE (born July 9, 1960)[2] is a British-born Irish businessman and co-founder of Getty Images. A member of the Getty family, which originally made its money from oil, he is the son of American-British billionaire philanthropist Sir John Paul Getty, Jr.
Career
Getty attended Taunton School then read Politics & Philosophy at Magdalen College, Oxford.[3]
Getty began his career with spells at Kidder Peabody in New York and then joined Hambros Bank Limited in London. He co-founded Getty Investments LLC Group, which holds the majority share-stake of the photographic agency Getty Images, with Jonathan Klein in 1993. Getty is the Chairman of Getty Images. Under his leadership it has become a major supplier of both commercial and private photographs, most especially for publications in the UK, U.S. and internationally. Getty is a member of the board of Getty Investments LLP.
In 2003, Getty inherited his father's majority holding in the Wisden Group.
In 2004 Getty was re-appointed as a trustee of the National Gallery in London. He is a regular member of the Sunday Times Rich List. On the 2009 list, he was ranked 174=, after a Net Worth loss of £55 Million GBP from the previous year accredited to loss of share worth.
Personal life
In 1982, Getty married Domitilla Harding, a member of the House of della Rovere, at the Basilica of the Twelve Apostles in Rome.[4] Together they have three children: Alexander, Joseph and Julius. His son Joseph married jewelry designer and socialite Sabine Ghanem at the same Basilica in May of 2015. An Irish passport holder,[5] he lives at Wormsley Park.
In 2015, Getty was awarded an honorary Knight Commander of the British Empire (KBE) for services to arts and philanthropy [1].
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