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'''Mark Getty''' is a businessman. He was born in [[England]], [[UK]] in [[1960]]/[[1961]]<ref name="Sundat Times Rich List"> url=http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/specials/rich_list/rich_list_search</ref>. A member of a family which originally made its money from [[Getty Oil|oil]], he is the son of American-British billionaire philanthropist Sir [[Paul Getty]].
'''Mark Getty''' is a businessman. He was born in [[England]], [[UK]] in [[1960]]/[[1961]]<ref>name=Sunday Times Rich List 2007 url=http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/specials/rich_list/rich_list_search</ref>. A member of a family which originally made its money from [[Getty Oil|oil]], he is the son of American-British billionaire philanthropist Sir [[Paul Getty]].


==Career==
==Career==

Revision as of 14:02, 2 August 2007

Mark Getty
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Mark Getty
Born1960/1961
OccupationFounder & Chairman
SpouseDomitilla Harding
ChildrenAlexander Getty, Joseph Getty, Julius Getty
WebsiteGetty Images

Mark Getty is a businessman. He was born in England, UK in 1960/1961[2]. A member of a family which originally made its money from oil, he is the son of American-British billionaire philanthropist Sir Paul Getty.

Career

Getty began his career with spells at Kidder Peabody in New York and then joined Hambros Bank Limited in London. Getty 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 headship it has become a major supplier of both commercial and private photographs, most especially for publications in the UK, USA and Internatioanlly. Getty is a member of the board of Getty Investments LLP.

In 2003, Getty inherited his father's majority holding in the Wisden Group, which is a leading publisher of cricket books and magazines and owner of the leading cricket website cricinfo.

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 2007 list, he was ranked 143=, after a Net Worth loss of £190 Million GBP from the previous year accredited to loss of share worth.

Personal Life

Mark Getty is married to wife Domitilla Harding, and has three children Alexander, Joseph and Julius.

They live in his father's home, Wormsley Park as well as having homes in the Italian region of Tuscany and the Battersea district of London.

He is the Uncle of Brothers and Sisters star, Balthazar Getty. He is also the grandson of J. Paul Getty the Oil tycoon, nephew of American Businessman/Philanthropist Gordon Getty, step-son of socialite Talitha Getty and brother of John Paul Getty III