Bruce Gordon (businessman)
Bruce Gordon | |
|---|---|
| Born | 4 February 1929 |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Occupation(s) | Businessman; media owner; investor |
| Known for | Owner of WIN Group |
| Spouse | Judith Gordon |
Bruce Gordon (born 4 February 1929 in Surry Hills, New South Wales[1]) is an Australian businessman. He is the owner of the Australian television network, WIN Television through his ownership of WIN Corporation, the largest shareholder of Network 10 & the largest shareholder of the Nine Network,[2] and holds a significant stake in Nine Entertainment Co.[3]
Career
From humble beginning, Gordon juggled fruit to lure customers into his father's street-side fruit stall. He continued to hone his magic skills into his 20s and gained his first performance at Sydney's Tivoli circuit theatre; later progressing onto management of the theatre. During this period he got to know Rupert Murdoch, Sir Frank Packer and his sons, Kerry and Clyde, and Bruce Gyngell.[1]
In 1962, Gordon was appointed the Australasian sales executive for Desilu Productions, which was sold to Gulf and Western, which renamed the studio Paramount Television.[1] Gordon worked as a programming executive for Paramount in Hollywood for thirty years.[3]
Gordon gained control of Television Wollongong Transmission Ltd (later rebadged as WIN TV) in 1979 from Murdoch.[4] He then expanded WIN Television's operations during the 1990s, buying out the other shareholders in 1991 after buying two licences in Queensland and Crawford Productions.[1] By the end of the decade WIN had licences and transmitters in all Australian states and mainland territories (except NT).[4]
Gordon holds a 50% share in the NRL St. George Illawarra Dragons club through WIN Corporation.[3]
Personal life
Gordon lives in Bermuda with his second wife, Judith, with additional residences in Sydney and Monaco.[1] Gordon has a son, Andrew, and a daughter, Genevieve.[5]
Net worth
As of May 2023[update], the Australian Financial Review assessed Gordon's net worth at A$1.30 billion.[6] Gordon is one of eleven living Australians who have appeared on every Rich List, since it was first published in 1984.[7][8]
| Year | Financial Review Rich List |
Forbes Australia's 50 richest | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Net worth A$ | Rank | Net worth US$ | |
| 2014[4][9] | 34 | $1.096 billion | 40 
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$0.700 billion
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| 2015[10][11] | 46 
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$1.060 billion
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41
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$0.720 billion
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| 2016[10][12] | 54
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$0.990 billion
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46
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$0.570 billion
|
| 2017[3] | 107
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$0.629 billion
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n/a | not listed |
| 2018[13] | 113
|
$0.702 billion
|
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| 2019[14][15] | 134
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$0.728 billion
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| 2020[16] | 111
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$0.892 billion
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| 2021[7] | 123
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$0.870 billion
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| 2022 | 110
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$1.30 billion
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| 2023[6] | 133
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$1.07 billion
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Has not changed from the previous year |
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Has increased from the previous year |
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Has decreased from the previous year |
References
- ^ a b c d e Chessell, James; Totaro, Paolo (7 March 2015). "How Bruce Gordon, the man from WIN, helped catch Silvio Berlusconi". Financial Review. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
- ^ Windsor, Georgina (11 February 2010). "WIN Corp owner Bruce Gordon sues Nine over live-streaming of TV channels". The Australian. Retrieved 4 June 2016.
- ^ a b c d Stensholt, John, ed. (25 May 2017). "Financial Review Rich List 2017". Financial Review. Retrieved 8 June 2017.
- ^ a b c "BRW Rich 200 list 2014: 34. Bruce Gordon". BRW. Sydney. 27 June 2014. Archived from the original on 30 June 2014. Retrieved 29 June 2014.
- ^ Chessell, James (5 August 2010). "Gordon's girl in the running for WIN television crown". news.com.au.
- ^ a b Bailey, Michael; Sprague, Julie-anne (26 May 2023). "The 200 richest people in Australia revealed". Australian Financial Review. Retrieved 6 June 2023.
- ^ a b Bailey, Michael; Sprague, Julie-anne (27 May 2021). "The 200 richest people in Australia revealed". Australian Financial Review. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
- ^ Thomson, James (22 May 2013). "Celebrating 30 years of the Rich 200". BRW Rich 200. Archived from the original on 27 July 2014. Retrieved 22 May 2013.
- ^ "2014 Australia's 50 Richest". Forbes Asia. January 2014. Retrieved 30 June 2014.
- ^ a b "BRW rich list topped by Harry Triguboff, Gina Rinehart slips to fourth". ABC News. 26 May 2016. Retrieved 26 May 2016.
- ^ "2015 Australia's 50 Richest". Forbes Asia. March 2015. Retrieved 10 June 2015.
- ^ "2016 Australia's 50 Richest". Forbes Asia. January 2016. Retrieved 9 June 2016.
- ^ Stensholt, John (25 May 2018). "2018 AFR Rich List: Who are Australia's richest people?". The Australian Financial Review. Retrieved 26 May 2018.
- ^ Bailey, Michael (30 May 2019). "Australia's 200 richest people revealed". The Australian Financial Review. Nine Publishing. Retrieved 31 May 2019.
- ^ "Bruce Gordon ranked 134 on Australian Financial Review's Rich List". Illawarra Mercury. 30 May 2019. Retrieved 29 September 2019.
- ^ Bailey, Michael; Sprague, Julie-anne (30 October 2020). "The full list: Australia's wealthiest 200 revealed". The Australian Financial Review. Nine Publishing. Retrieved 31 October 2020.