Ashley Tabor-King

CBE
Tabor-King (left) and Steve Hewlett in 2010
Born
Ashley Daniel Tabor

May 1977 (age 46)
NationalityBritish
OccupationBusinessman
Known forFounder & Executive President, Global Media & Entertainment
SpouseGeorge Tabor-King
Children3 children
ParentMichael Tabor Doreen Tabor

Ashley Daniel Tabor-King CBE (born May 1977) is a British businessman, the founder and executive president of Global, the Media & Entertainment Group, the largest commercial radio group in Europe and one of the leading outdoor (OOH) advertising companies in the UK.

Early life

Ashley Daniel Tabor was born to a Jewish family[1] in May 1977,[2] the son of Doreen and Michael Tabor, who made his fortune through bookmaking, horsebreeding and property.[3]

Career

Tabor-King once worked for Simon Cowell.[4]

In 2008, with cash provided by his father and other lenders, he took over GCap Radio, the group behind Capital Radio and Classic FM, and founded Global.[4]

In 2016 Global launched a new school, Global Academy, to prepare young people aged 14-18 for a career in broadcast and digital media, covering creative, technical and business skills, to help reduce the barriers to entry for young people entering the media industry. On 20 April 2017, the Academy was officially opened by the Duke of Cambridge and Prince Harry in their capacity as patrons of "Heads Together", a mental health charity. Two breakfast shows from Global radio stations were broadcasting live from the Academy: Heart London Breakfast with Jamie Theakston, and Emma Bunton and Nick Ferrari on LBC.[5]

Honours

Tabor-King was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire in the 2017 Birthday Honours[6][7] and Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2024 New Year Honours for services to media and entertainment.[8][9]

Personal life

Tabor-King is married to George Tabor-King.[10] Tabor-King has lived in The Knightsbridge Apartments complex since 2006, in an apartment he bought for £15 million.[11] In 2017 he bought the next-door apartment for £90 million.[11] In October 2017, Westminster City Council's planning department turned down his plan to combine the two apartments, which would have created a ten-bedroom penthouse estimated to be worth £200 million.[11] Following the rejection of his planning application to amalgamate the two units, Tabor-King submitted a planning application for the installation of two internal doors, creating a separation lobby between apartments.[12] This plan was approved in June, allowing Tabor-King to combine the two units into one larger apartment. A subsequent planning application in February 2019 added further internal doors between the two apartments.[13] Now complete, the apartment consists of 10 bedroom suites, two kitchens, a laundry room, two living rooms, a cinema, a play room and a gym.[14] The apartment is now estimated to be the second most expensive property in the UK, only behind 2-8a Rutland Gate.

Tabor-King also owns a mansion in Los Angeles. The site was purchased from Megan Ellison, daughter of Larry Ellison, for $26.25 million. Tabor-King also owns a $21 million apartment in Barbados.

References

  1. ↑ Bond, David; Brown, John Murray (26 May 2017). "Katie Hopkins leaves LBC radio after calling for 'final solution'". Financial Times. London. Ashley Tabor, the Jewish founder and executive president of LBC's parent company Global, received 155 replies from Twitter users calling on him to fire Ms Hopkins after he posted a message of support for the victims of Monday's atrocity
  2. ↑ "Ashley Daniel TABOR - Personal Appointments (free information from Companies House)". beta.companieshouse.gov.uk. Retrieved 12 October 2017.
  3. ↑ "Ashley Tabor - MediaGuardian 100 2010". The Guardian. 14 July 2010. Retrieved 12 October 2017 – via www.theguardian.com.
  4. 1 2 Finch, Julia (13 December 2009). "Revealed: the other two billionaires with a stake in Mitchells & Butlers". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 12 October 2017.
  5. ↑ "Global Updates". www.global.com.
  6. ↑ "The Queen's Birthday Honours 2017 - GOV.UK". www.gov.uk. Retrieved 12 October 2017.
  7. ↑ "Queen honours Kaplinsky and Blavatnik". The Jewish Chronicle. London. 16 June 2017.
  8. ↑ "No. 64269". The London Gazette (Supplement). 30 December 2023. p. N10.
  9. ↑ "HM The King's New Year Honours - GOV.UK". www.gov.uk. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
  10. ↑ Sweney, Mark (24 February 2022). "The rise of LBC's owner Global and how it is now poaching BBC stars". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
  11. 1 2 3 Neate, Rupert (11 October 2017). "Council rules against radio boss's record-breaking £200m flat". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 12 October 2017.
  12. ↑ "18/03954/CLOPUD | The installation of two internal doors, one in apartment 11.01 and one in apartment 11.02, creating a separation lobby between apartments 11.01 and 11.02, together with minor works for the construction of a glass enclosure along the southern elevation, installation of one window in the southern elevation, and relocation of external doors. | Flat 11.02 The Knightsbridge Apartments 199 Knightsbridge London SW7 1RH". idoxpa.westminster.gov.uk. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
  13. ↑ "19/01206/CLOPUD | The installation of two internal doors, one in apartment 11.01 and one in apartment 11.02, creating a shared opening between apartments 11.01 and 11.02. [Certificate relates to Flat 11.01 and Flat 11.02] | Flat 11.02 The Knightsbridge Apartments 199 Knightsbridge London SW7 1RH". idoxpa.westminster.gov.uk. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
  14. ↑ "Proposed floorpan for apartment alterations" (PDF).


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