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Mark Getty , is a British businessman. A member of a family which originally made its money from oil, he is the son of American-British billionaire... philanthropist Sir Paul Getty. 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. Getty is the Chairman of Getty Images. Under his leadership it has become a major supplier of both commercial and private photographs, most especially for publications in the UK, U.S. and internationally. Getty is a member of the board of Getty Investments LLP. In 2003, Getty inherited his father's majority holding in the Wisden Group. 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. Mark Getty has three children, Alexander, Joseph and Julius. He is an Irish passport holder. He lives at Wormsley Park.
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