Leslie Alan Wilson Explained

Leslie Alan Wilson
Birth Date:[1]
Nationality:Australian
Education:Camberwell Grammar School
Occupation:Executive chairman, Reece Group
Years Active:1970-present
Children:Peter Wilson

Leslie Alan Wilson (born 1941/42), an Australian billionaire, is the executive chairman of Reece Group, Australia's biggest bathroom and plumbing supplies chain.[2]

Wilson was educated at Camberwell Grammar School, Melbourne, matriculating in 1959.[3]

Wilson was CEO of Reece from 1970 to 2007, and has been executive chairman since 2001.[1] His son Peter is the CEO.

Net worth

, The Australian Financial Review assessed the net worth of the Wilson family as 6.51 billion on the Financial Review 2023 Rich List. The Wilson family had earlier appeared in the BRW Rich Families List that was published annually between 2008 and 2015. Meanwhile, Forbes Asia assessed Wilson's net worth as 1.6 billion in 2017; revised to 2.50 billion in 2019.

YearFinancial Review
Rich List
Forbes
RankNet worth
 bn
RankNet worth
 bn
2012[4] n/a
2013[5] n/a$1.83 billion
2014[6] n/a$2.34 billion
2015[7] n/a$2.60 billion
2016
2017$1.6 billion
2018[8] $3.87 billion
2019[9] [10] $4.07 billion $2.50 billion
2020[11] $4.93 billion
2021[12] $7.86 billion
2022$6.60 billion
2023[13] $6.51 billion
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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Stocks. . 7 October 2023 .
  2. Web site: The World's Billionaires: John, Leslie Alan & Bruce Wilson. Forbes. 6 February 2017.
  3. Web site: Gallery of Achievement . Old Camberwell Grammarians Association (OCGA) . Camberwell Grammar School. Ben. Sturrock.
  4. News: Rich 50 Families 2012 . BRW . Australia . 24 May 2012 . 5 June 2012 .
  5. News: Rich Families 2013 . BRW . Australia . 25 July 2013 . 10 April 2014 .
  6. News: Rich Families List 2014 . BRW . Australia . 21 August 2014 . 26 October 2015 .
  7. News: Rich Families List 2015 . BRW . Australia . 7 October 2015 . 26 October 2015 .
  8. Web site: 2018 AFR Rich List: Who are Australia's richest people?. The Australian Financial Review. Fairfax Media. 25 May 2018. Stensholt. John. 26 May 2018.
  9. Web site: Australia's 200 richest people revealed. The Australian Financial Review. Nine Publishing. 30 May 2019. Bailey. Michael. 31 May 2019.
  10. News: 2019 Australia's 50 Richest. 28 September 2019. Forbes Asia. January 2019 .
  11. Web site: The full list: Australia's wealthiest 200 revealed. subscription. The Australian Financial Review. Nine Publishing. 30 October 2020. Bailey, Michael. Sprague, Julie-anne. 31 October 2020.
  12. News: Bailey, Michael . Sprague, Julie-anne . The 200 richest people in Australia revealed . . 27 May 2021 . 28 May 2021.
  13. News: Bailey, Michael . Sprague, Julie-anne . The 200 richest people in Australia revealed . . 26 May 2023 . 6 June 2023.