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Sir Richard Charles Nicholas Branson (born 18 July 1950) is an English business magnate who co-founded the Virgin Group in 1970, and as of 2016 controlled 5 companies remaining of once more than 400. [1] Branson expressed his desire to become an entrepreneur at a young age.
The airline along with Virgin Holidays is controlled by a holding company, Virgin Atlantic Limited, which is 51% owned by the Virgin Group and 49% by Delta Air Lines. It is administratively separate from other Virgin-branded airlines.
In 2004 Branson formed Virgin Galactic, a space tourism company that was working toward offering commercial suborbital passenger flights. In 2006 Branson sold Virgin Mobile, a wireless phone service, though he remained the largest shareholder of the company, which was later renamed Virgin Media, Inc.
British entrepreneur Richard Branson launched Virgin Records in the early 1970s, eventually building his business into the multinational Virgin Group.
Richard Branson owes his fortune to a conglomerate of businesses bearing the "Virgin" brand name, including Virgin Atlantic and Virgin Galactic.
Sir Richard Branson is an entrepreneur with a net worth of $2.7 billion. He owns (or owned) airlines, record labels, radio stations, hotels, and many other companies. Branson owned Virgin...
Virgin Atlantic is currently 49% owned by Delta Airlines, with an additional stake of 31% recently acquired by Ai France-KLM. Branson calls Delta “a great partner” in many areas. This includes...
Virgin Records founder Sir Richard Branson entered the airline business with Virgin Atlantic in 1984 and recently celebrated its 40th anniversary.
Richard Branson has grown the Virgin Company from an upstart record label to one of the world’s most well-known brands. Here’s the history behind Virgin Records, Virgin Airlines, and Virgin ...
Founder Richard Branson, whose Virgin Group owns 51% of Virgin Atlantic alongside U.S. airline Delta with 49%, said in April that the airline will only survive the impact of COVID-19 if it...