Tom Singh
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Tom Singh Template:Post-nominals (born August 1949) is a British-Indian businessman who is the founder of the New Look, a chain of high street fashion stores in the United Kingdom.
Early lifeEdit
Singh was born into a Sikh family,<ref name="auto">Template:Cite newsTemplate:Dead linkTemplate:Cbignore</ref> in Punjab, India who emigrated to England in 1950 when he was a baby.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> He was educated at Wellington School.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> He earned a degree in international politics and geography from the University of Wales in Aberystwyth.<ref name="auto"/><ref name="spearswms.com">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
CareerEdit
In 1969, Singh founded the UK fashion retail chain New Look in Taunton, Somerset, starting with a loan from his parents of £5,000.<ref name="auto1">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name="indiatimes.com">Template:Cite news</ref>
In 2019, his net worth was estimated at £340 million by The Sunday Times Rich List.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
In June 2019, Singh announced his departure from New Look.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
In 2020, Singh invested in Love the Sales, an online marketplace for discounted clothes.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
HonoursEdit
He was appointed an OBE in the New Year's Honours List December 2006.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
PhilanthropyEdit
He is also the principal of Rianta Philanthropy, an India-focused impact investing fund that operates the Artha Platform, an investor network.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Personal lifeEdit
He is married to Kuljit Kaur.<ref name="indiatimes.com"/> They live in Weymouth, Dorset.<ref name="spearswms.com"/><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> He is the eldest brother of author and broadcaster Simon Singh.