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Tony Wilkinson (businessman)

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When Tony Wilkinson retired as chairman of Wilko after 45 years in June 2005, he was replaced by his niece, Karin Swann, and his daughter, Lisa Wilkinson. In 2014, Karin Swann sold her family's 50% holding in the business to Lisa Wilkinson.
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Following his retirement and Karin Swann's share sale, daughter Lisa Wilkinson oversaw the Wilko chain's eventual collapse, as it entered
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During the administration of the business, it transpired its ownership had taken £77m out of the business in the preceding decade.
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This United Kingdom business-related biographical article is a
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Anthony Harwick Wilkinson was born in April 1937, the son of
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Wilko
James Kemsey Wilkinson
Wilko
Wilko
James Kemsey Wilkinson
Sunday Times Rich List
administration
PricewaterhouseCoopers
James Kemsey Wilkinson
Wilko
"WILKO RETAIL LIMITED – Officers (free information from Companies House)"
The History of Leicester in 100 People
ISBN
978-1-4456-1698-8
"Rich List 2013: No.=16 - Tony Wilkinson (£480m)"
"Wilkinson family split after 84 years in retail"
"Rich List 2019: profiles 553–599=, featuring Catherine Zeta-Jones and Michael Douglas"
The Times
ISSN
0140-0460
"Wilko collapses into administration"
"Wilko owners took £77m out of business in last decade"
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