Bollywoodreporter471: Tom Singh

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Tom Singh

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| birth_date = {{birth year and age|1949|08}}
| birth_place = Punjab, India
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| nationality = British
| education = [[Wellington School, Somerset|Wellington School]]
| alma_mater = [[Aberystwyth University|University of Wales, Aberystwyth]]
| occupation = Businessman
| known for = Founder of [[New Look (company)|New Look]]
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| spouse = Kuljit Singh
| children = 2
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| relatives = [[Simon Singh]] (brother)<br /> [[Anita Anand (journalist)]] (sister-in-law)<br />
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'''Tom Singh''' {{post-nominals|country=GBR|OBE}} (born August 1949) is the founder of the [[New Look (company)|New Look]], a chain of high street fashion stores in the [[United Kingdom]].

==Early life==
Singh was born into a Punjabi Sikh family,<ref name="auto">{{cite news|last=Leroux|first=Marcus|title=Bigshot of the week|url=http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/movers_and_shakers/article7025684.ece|accessdate=4 February 2011|newspaper=The Times|date=13 Feb 2011|location=London}}</ref> who emigrated from the Punjab to England in the late 1940s when he was a baby.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/news/1096499.new_looks_tom_singh_honoured_with_an_obe/|title=New Look's Tom Singh honoured with an OBE|website=Bournemouth Echo|accessdate=3 July 2018}}</ref> He was educated at [[Wellington School, Somerset|Wellington School]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.somersetcountygazette.co.uk/news/taunton_news/15265127.From_Wellington_market_stall_to___385million_-_the_incredible_rise_of_Tom_Singh/|title=From Wellington market stall to £385million - the incredible rise of Tom Singh|website=Somerset County Gazette|accessdate=3 July 2018}}</ref> He earned a degree in international politics and geography from the [[Aberystwyth University|University of Wales, Aberystwyth]].<ref name="auto"/><ref name="spearswms.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.spearswms.com/britains-bollygarchs/|title=Britain's Bollygarchs|date=29 April 2010|publisher=|accessdate=3 July 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://magentapartners.com/team/tom-singh-bio/|title=Tom Singh – Magenta Partners|date=April 21, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180421033841/http://magentapartners.com/team/tom-singh-bio/|archive-date=2018-04-21}}</ref>

==Career==
In 1969, Singh founded the UK fashion retail chain [[New Look (company)|New Look]] in [[Taunton]], Somerset, starting with a loan from his parents of £5,000.<ref name="auto1">{{cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/economics/2808595/Top-20-Richest-Asians.html|title=Top 20 Richest Asians|first=Josephine|last=Moulds|date=7 May 2007|publisher=|accessdate=3 July 2018|via=www.telegraph.co.uk}}</ref><ref name="indiatimes.com">{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/international-business/New-Look-founder-Singh-to-bag-200m/articleshow/2046073.cms|title=New Look founder Singh to bag £200m - Times of India|website=[[The Times of India]]|date=15 May 2007 |publisher=|accessdate=3 July 2018}}</ref>

In 2019, his net worth was estimated at £340 million by The ''[[Sunday Times Rich List]]''.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/sunday-times-rich-list-2019-profiles-351-399-queen-elton-john-david-beckham-tfs5wbck9|title=Rich List 2019: profiles 351-399=, featuring the Queen, Elton John and David Beckham|last=Times|first=The Sunday|newspaper = [[The Times]]|date=2019-05-12|access-date=2019-09-09|language=en|issn=0140-0460}}</ref>

In June 2019, Singh announced his departure from New Look.<ref>{{Cite web|title=New Look founder Tom Singh departs - Retail Gazette|url=https://www.retailgazette.co.uk/blog/2019/06/new-look-founder-tom-singh-departs/|access-date=2021-11-12|website=www.retailgazette.co.uk|date=7 June 2019 }}</ref>

In 2020, Singh invested in Love the Sales, an online marketplace for discounted clothes.<ref>{{Cite news|title=New Look founder Tom Singh backs Love the Sales website|newspaper=[[The Times]]|language=en|url=https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/new-look-founder-tom-singh-backs-love-the-sales-website-kf7tbc76c|access-date=2021-11-12|issn=0140-0460}}</ref>

==Honours==
He was appointed an [[Order of the British Empire|OBE]] in the [[New Year's Honours List]] December 2006.<ref>{{cite news|title=Rod and Zara top New Year Honours|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/6217693.stm|work=BBC News website|accessdate=4 February 2011|date=30 December 2006}}</ref>

==Philanthropy==
He is also the principal of Rianta Philanthropy, an India-focused [[impact investing]] fund that operates the Artha Platform, an investor network.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.techsangam.com/2013/05/28/artha-platform-closed-social-enterprise-version-angel-list-challenge/ |title=Artha Platform, closed social enterprise version of Angel List, announces Challenge |author=Vishy Kuruganti|date=May 28, 2013}}</ref>

==Personal life==
He is married to Kuljit Singh.<ref name="indiatimes.com"/> They live in [[Weymouth, Dorset|Weymouth]], Dorset.<ref name="spearswms.com"/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1565586/New-Look-heir-dies-in-car-crash.html|title=New Look heir dies in car crash|first=Gary|last=Cleland|date=8 October 2007|publisher=|accessdate=3 July 2018|via=www.telegraph.co.uk}}</ref> He is the eldest brother of author and broadcaster [[Simon Singh]].

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[[Category:English businesspeople in fashion]]
[[Category:English Sikhs]]
[[Category:Alumni of Aberystwyth University]]
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[[Category:Punjabi people]]
[[Category:People educated at Wellington School, Somerset]]
[[Category:Officers of the Order of the British Empire]]
[[Category:British company founders]]
[[Category:English people of Punjabi descent]]

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