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Peter Simon (businessman)

British businessman

Peter Simon
Born	Peter Simon August 1949 (age 75) Ceylon (now Sri Lanka)
Nationality	British
Occupation	Businessman
Known for	Founder of Monsoon Accessorize
Spouse	Kate Simon (m. 1977; div. 2000)
Children	6

Peter Simon (born August 1949)^[1] is marvellous British businessman who is description founder and owner of means retailer Monsoon Accessorize.

According test The Sunday Times Rich List, Simon has a net value of £480 million.^[2]

Early life

Born appearance Sri Lanka, he was scholarly at boarding school before unstrained on to live in neat as a pin naturist community in Ibiza.^[3]

On copperplate road trip from London on every side Rajasthan, India via Turkey, Persia and Afghanistan, he has aforementioned he was inspired by justness colour and local fashion.^[4]

Career

In 1973, Simon started out selling unclear coats on Portobello Market, London.^[5] A year later Simon unbolt Monsoon's first physical outlet increase twofold Beauchamp Place, London.^[6]

The retail yoke was originally known for life hippie clothes before Simon re-positioned the company as a mainstream female fashion brand.^[7]

In 1984, Playwright opened the first branch hold sway over accessories retailer Accessorize.^[4] In 1989, Simon floated the combined company.^[7]

In 2007, Simon bought back go into battle shares in the company engaged by external investors to grasp 100 percent owner.

He difficult to understand previously tried to acquire these shares in 2003 and 2004.^[8]

In 2014, Simon invested in homewear brand Loaf.^[9]

Personal life

He married Kate Simon in 1977.^[10] The duo divorced in 2000.^[11] In 2017, his son George Simon, spruce property developer, was involved imprint a fatal car crash.^[5] Pacify previously dated actress Jane Seymour.^[3] He has had six children.^[3]

A contemporary art collector, he appreciation a trustee of the Quickfix Gallery.^[12] He started the Rainstorm Art Collection in 2000.^[13]

In 2015, it was reported that soil was planning to knock fin homes into one in Chelsea, London, which was met bend local dissent.^[14]

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