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David Gold is chairman of West Ham United Football Club and Gold Group International incorporating Ann Summers, Gold Aviation, Knickerbox, Greenwich House Properties and York Place. From beginnings of extreme poverty, shrugging aside numerous setbacks along the way, David Gold is now one of Britain’s most successful businessmen. Read more All the latest video content from David Gold. Watch them now! loading…Follow @davidgoldwhu David Gold is a remarkable man with an even more improbable story. Download it here now!
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Profile David Gold is Chairman of Gold Group International incorporating Ann Summers, Gold Aviation, Knickerbox, Greenwich House Properties, York Place and West Ham United Football Club. From beginnings of extreme poverty, shrugging aside numerous setbacks along the way, David Gold is now one of Britain’s most successful businessmen. Brought up in the East End of London, David started out helping his mother sell buttons from a stall outside their house. Moving indoors they then converted their front room into a card and sweet shop. From there, he went on to run a bookstore in Charing Cross, and before long branched out into publishing, printing and distribution. Looking around for a new challenge, David recognised the huge potential of the Ann Summers concept. It was soon added to his portfolio and now with the help of his two daughters, Jacqueline and Vanessa, it has become one of the biggest success stories in British retailing. It currently has 153 stores with an annual turnover of £150 million. As Ann Summers went from strength to strength, it gave David confidence to start up an even riskier venture: a newspaper. The Sunday Sport was born and quickly established itself to such an extent that…
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David Gold is chairman of West Ham United Football Club and Gold Group International incorporating Ann Summers, Gold Aviation, Knickerbox, Greenwich House Properties and York Place. From beginnings of extreme poverty, shrugging aside numerous setbacks along the way, David Gold is now one of Britain’s most successful businessmen. Read more All the latest video content from David Gold. Watch them now! loading…Follow @davidgoldwhu David Gold is a remarkable man with an even more improbable story. Download it here now!
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January 27, 2012
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