Ashley Tabor-King

Ashley Daniel Tabor-King OBE (born May 1977) is a British businessman, the founder and president of Global, the Media & Entertainment Group, the largest commercial radio group in Europe and one of the leading outdoor (OOH) advertising companies in the UK.

Ashley Tabor-King
Tabor-King (left) and Steve Hewlett
Born
Ashley Daniel Tabor

May 1977 (age 43)
NationalityBritish
OccupationBusinessman
Known forFounder & President, Global Media & Entertainment
Spouse(s)George Tabor-King
Children2 sons
Parent(s)Michael Tabor

Early life

Ashley Daniel Tabor was born to a Jewish family[1] in May 1977,[2] the son of Doreen and Michael Tabor, who made his fortune through bookmaking, horsebreeding and property.[3]

Career

Tabor-King once worked for Simon Cowell.[4]

In 2008, with cash provided by his father and other lenders, he took over GCap Radio, the group behind Capital Radio and Classic FM, and founded Global.[4]

Honours

In the 2017 Birthday Honours, Tabor-King received an OBE.[5][6]

Personal life

Tabor-King is married to George Tabor-King. Tabor-King has lived in The Knightsbridge Apartments complex since 2006, in an apartment he bought for £15 million.[7] In 2017 he bought the next door apartment for £90 million.[7] In October 2017, Westminster City Council's planning department turned down his plan to combine the two apartments which would have created a ten bedroom penthouse estimated to be worth £200 million.[7] Following the rejection of his planning application to amalgamate the two units, 11.01 and 11.02, Tabor-King submitted a planning application to Westminster City Council for the installation of two internal doors, one in apartment 11.01 and one in apartment 11.02, creating a separation lobby between apartments. [8] This plan was approved in June 2018 thus allowing Tabor-King to combine the two units into one larger apartment. A subsequent planning application in February 2019 added further internal doors between the two apartments.[9] Now complete the apartment consists of 10 bedroom suites, two kitchens, a laundry room, two living rooms, a cinema, a play room and a gym.[10] The apartment is now estimated to be the second most expensive property in the UK, only behind 2-8a Rutland Gate.

In addition to the Knightsbridge penthouse Tabor-King also owns a modern LA mansion. The site the mansion now stands on was purchased from Megan Ellison, daughter of Larry Ellison, for $26.25 million. Tabor-King also owns a $21 Million apartment at 1 Sandy Lane in Barbados.

References
  1. Bond, David; Brown, John Murray (26 May 2017). "Katie Hopkins leaves LBC radio after calling for 'final solution'". Financial Times. Ashley Tabor, the Jewish founder and executive president of LBC’s parent company Global, received 155 replies from Twitter users calling on him to fire Ms Hopkins after he posted a message of support for the victims of Monday’s atrocity
  2. "Ashley Daniel TABOR - Personal Appointments (free information from Companies House)". beta.companieshouse.gov.uk. Retrieved 12 October 2017.
  3. "Ashley Tabor - MediaGuardian 100 2010". 14 July 2010. Retrieved 12 October 2017 – via www.theguardian.com.
  4. Finch, Julia (13 December 2009). "Revealed: the other two billionaires with a stake in Mitchells & Butlers". Retrieved 12 October 2017 – via www.theguardian.com.
  5. "The Queen's Birthday Honours 2017 - GOV.UK". www.gov.uk. Retrieved 12 October 2017.
  6. https://www.thejc.com/news/uk-news/natasha-kaplinsky-and-len-blavatnik-recognised-in-queen-s-birthday-honours-1.440170
  7. Correspondent, Rupert Neate Wealth (11 October 2017). "Council rules against radio boss's record-breaking £200m flat". Retrieved 12 October 2017 – via www.theguardian.com.
  8. "18/03954/CLOPUD | The installation of two internal doors, one in apartment 11.01 and one in apartment 11.02, creating a separation lobby between apartments 11.01 and 11.02, together with minor works for the construction of a glass enclosure along the southern elevation, installation of one window in the southern elevation, and relocation of external doors. | Flat 11.02 The Knightsbridge Apartments 199 Knightsbridge London SW7 1RH". idoxpa.westminster.gov.uk. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
  9. "19/01206/CLOPUD | The installation of two internal doors, one in apartment 11.01 and one in apartment 11.02, creating a shared opening between apartments 11.01 and 11.02. [Certificate relates to Flat 11.01 and Flat 11.02] | Flat 11.02 The Knightsbridge Apartments 199 Knightsbridge London SW7 1RH". idoxpa.westminster.gov.uk. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
  10. "Proposed floorpan for apartment alterations" (PDF).


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