MARK GETTY

Place of Birth    : England
Net worth     : £315 Million GBP (approximately $483 Million U.S.)

Mark Getty, 50, Who is a businessman.  He is the son of American-British billionaire philanthropist Sir Paul Getty. Mark Getty is the co-founder and chairman of Getty Images, Inc. In 1993, Mark and Chief Executive Officer Jonathan Klein founded Getty Investments LLC, which today is the principal shareholder of Getty Images.

Since that time, Mark has successfully established Getty Images as the leading provider of imagery and related products and services. He has successfully negotiated the acquisition of several major image brands, including Kodak’s Image Bank collection, Stone (formerly Tony Stone Images), Visual Communications Group, and PhotoDisc. Realizing the highly fragmented nature of the visual content industry, Mark recognized the need for a well-ordered and well-funded organization to enter the market and become the ultimate source for imaging needs.

Getty Images has combined strong image collections and established customer relationships with proprietary internet technology to provide the right images for the right people at the right time. Prior to Getty Images, Mark worked with Kidder Peabody in New York and then joined Hambros Bank Limited in London in 1991. He serves on the board of directors of several companies and is the chairman of Getty Investments LLC.

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. 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 2009 list, he was ranked 174, after a Net Worth loss of £55 Million GBP from the previous year accredited to loss of share worth.