What is Brian Souter White’s Net Worth?
Brian Souter is a Scottish businessman and philanthropist who has a net worth of $328 million. (Sir) Brian Souter was born May 5, 1954 in Perth, Scotland. Along with sister Ann Gloag, he based the Stagecoach Group of bus and rail operators. He additionally based the bus and coach operator Megabus, the prepare working firm South West Trains, his investments firm Souter Holdings Ltd and the Souter Charitable Trust. Stagecoach Group is predicated in Perth, Scotland with operations within the United Kingdom, the United States and Canada. Souter has been politically lively in Scotland and financially helps the Scottish National Party. In 2000, when the Scottish Government proposed to repeal Section 2A of the Local Government Act, which prevented native authorities from selling homosexuality, Souter began the Keep the Clause marketing campaign to oppose their plans, spending a million kilos of his personal cash to arrange a personal referendum throughout Scotland.
This marketing campaign and different controversial statements have led opponents to accuse him of homophobia. In 2011, Souter was awarded a knighthood for companies to move and the voluntary sector, an honor which was criticized by the Scottish Labour Party politicians and by homosexual rights campaigners. In August 2012, it was introduced that Souter would change into Chairman of Stagecoach Group on May 1, 2013 and that finance director Martin Griffiths would exchange Souter as CEO. In 1992, Souter and his spouse arrange the Souter Charitable Trust, which assists humanitarian tasks within the U.Ok. and abroad, particularly, however not completely, these with a Christian emphasis. Projects embrace the prevention of malaria and supplying every day meals to highschool youngsters in Africa. On April 18, 2012, Sir Brian Souter was inducted into the British Travel and Hospitality Industry Hall of Fame, the primary public transport entrepreneur to obtain the consideration.
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