MILFORD HAVEN

Milford Haven, 47, is a co-founder of uSwitch.com. He  developed out of an investment he made in a field marketing company, which went door to door to persuade people to switch gas and electricity suppliers.

The company claims the average saving for people who switch energy suppliers is £140. Not only do consumers face rising prices but also bewildering choices. There are 20 gas and electricity providers and 20,000 different tariffs, according to uSwitch. “The wonderful thing about uSwitch is that we make money by saving people money,” Lord Milford Haven said in an emailed statement. Profit worth £90 + million.

uSwitch.com was itself acquired by US media conglomerate, E.W. Scripps Company in March 2006 for £210 million ($366 million). The purchase added a second freestanding interactive media business to its portfolio alongside leading US product price comparison site, Shopzilla.